AllMusic's Best Albums of 2018

AllMusic has assembled our Best of 2018. Browse through and check out what music our editors have been listening to this year.

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 The Crossing Alejandro Escovedo Sep-14-2018, Alt-Country
#2 The Midnight Hour The Midnight Hour, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge Jun-08-2018, Neo-Soul
#3 Blueprint Alice Bag Mar-23-2018, Punk Rock
#4 Sweetener Ariana Grande Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B
#5 Sparrow Ashley Monroe Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country
#6 NTS Sessions 1-4 Autechre Apr-26-2018, IDM
#7 The Big Bad Blues Billy F Gibbons Sep-21-2018, Blues Rock
#8 Negro Swan Blood Orange Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B
#9 Port Saint Joe Brothers Osborne Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country
#10 A Soprano's Schubertiade Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton May-11-2018, Romanticism
#11 Chris Christine and the Queens Sep-21-2018, Synthpop
#12 The Horizon Just Laughed Damien Jurado Jul-06-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#13 Monte Sagrado Draco Rosa Oct-26-2018,
#14 Open Here Field Music Feb-02-2018, Progressive Pop
#15 Aftering Fred Thomas Sep-14-2018, Indie Rock
#16 Prequelle Ghost Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock
#17 Gilbert O'Sullivan Gilbert O'Sullivan Aug-24-2018, Soft Rock
#19 See You Around I'm With Her Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk
#20 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#21 The Tree of Forgiveness John Prine Apr-13-2018, Americana
#22 Singularity Jon Hopkins May-04-2018, Tech House
#23 Aviary Julia Holter Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop
#24 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#25 Childqueen Kadhja Bonet Jun-08-2018, Psychedelic Soul
#26 Isolation Kali Uchis Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul
#27 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#28 KIDS SEE GHOSTS KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Kanye West, Kid Cudi Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap
#29 Power Lotic Jul-13-2018, Deconstructed Club
#30 Dirty Pictures (Part 2) Low Cut Connie May-18-2018, Heartland Rock
#31 Sculptor Luluc Jul-13-2018, Indie Folk
#33 Universal Beings Makaya McCraven Oct-26-2018, Jazz Fusion
#34 Songs Of Resistance 1942 - 2018 Marc Ribot Sep-14-2018, Avant-Garde Jazz
#35 Bon Voyage Melody's Echo Chamber Jun-15-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#36 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#37 Now Only Mount Eerie Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk
#38 Third Nathan Salsburg Jul-20-2018, American Primitivism
#39 Hell-On Neko Case Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#40 Room 25 noname Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap
#41 Volunteer Old Crow Medicine Show Apr-20-2018, Americana
#42 Age Of Oneohtrix Point Never Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic
#43 TRU Ovlov Jul-20-2018, Indie Rock
#44 Interstate Gospel Pistol Annies, Miranda Lambert Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country
#45 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#46 Hope Downs Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop
#47 El Mal Querer ROSALÍA Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop
#48 The Official Body Shopping Jan-19-2018, Post-Punk
#49 Midnight Marker Shy Layers May-18-2018, Synthpop
#50 Your Queen Is A Reptile Sons Of Kemet Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz
#51 OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES SOPHIE Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass
#52 What a Time to Be Alive Superchunk Feb-16-2018, Indie Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Crossing | Alejandro Escovedo | Album, Sep-14-2018, Alt-Country |
| #2 | The Midnight Hour | The Midnight HourAli Shaheed MuhammadAdrian Younge | Album, Jun-08-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #3 | Blueprint | Alice Bag | Album, Mar-23-2018, Punk Rock |
| #4 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Sparrow | Ashley Monroe | Album, Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #6 | NTS Sessions 1-4 | Autechre | Album, Apr-26-2018, IDM |
| #7 | The Big Bad Blues | Billy F Gibbons | Album, Sep-21-2018, Blues Rock |
| #8 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | Port Saint Joe | Brothers Osborne | Album, Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #10 | A Soprano's Schubertiade | Carolyn SampsonJoseph Middleton | Album, May-11-2018, Romanticism |
| #11 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #12 | The Horizon Just Laughed | Damien Jurado | Album, Jul-06-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Monte Sagrado | Draco Rosa | Album, Oct-26-2018,  |
| #14 | Open Here | Field Music | Album, Feb-02-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #15 | Aftering | Fred Thomas | Album, Sep-14-2018, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Prequelle | Ghost | Album, Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock |
| #17 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | Gilbert O'Sullivan | Album, Aug-24-2018, Soft Rock |
| #19 | See You Around | I'm With Her | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #20 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #21 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | Album, Apr-13-2018, Americana |
| #22 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | Album, May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #23 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Album, Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #24 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #25 | Childqueen | Kadhja Bonet | Album, Jun-08-2018, Psychedelic Soul |
| #26 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #27 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #28 | KIDS SEE GHOSTS | KIDS SEE GHOSTSKanye WestKid Cudi | Album, Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap |
| #29 | Power | Lotic | Album, Jul-13-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #30 | Dirty Pictures (Part 2) | Low Cut Connie | Album, May-18-2018, Heartland Rock |
| #31 | Sculptor | Luluc | Album, Jul-13-2018, Indie Folk |
| #33 | Universal Beings | Makaya McCraven | Album, Oct-26-2018, Jazz Fusion |
| #34 | Songs Of Resistance 1942 - 2018 | Marc Ribot | Album, Sep-14-2018, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #35 | Bon Voyage | Melody's Echo Chamber | Album, Jun-15-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #36 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #37 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #38 | Third | Nathan Salsburg | Album, Jul-20-2018, American Primitivism |
| #39 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #40 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #41 | Volunteer | Old Crow Medicine Show | Album, Apr-20-2018, Americana |
| #42 | Age Of | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #43 | TRU | Ovlov | Album, Jul-20-2018, Indie Rock |
| #44 | Interstate Gospel | Pistol AnniesMiranda Lambert | Album, Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #45 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #46 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #47 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Album, Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #48 | The Official Body | Shopping | Album, Jan-19-2018, Post-Punk |
| #49 | Midnight Marker | Shy Layers | Album, May-18-2018, Synthpop |
| #50 | Your Queen Is A Reptile | Sons Of Kemet | Album, Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz |
| #51 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #52 | What a Time to Be Alive | Superchunk | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Rock |