Alternative Press's 50 Best Albums of 2018

Do you have any idea how many records are released in any given year? That’s OK, neither do we. We do know that there are thousands of records that come out every year, from manufactured pop stars to local church choirs, and all of them are hoping to get your attention. So through all the […]

Published: December 19, 2018 03:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Youngblood 5 Seconds of Summer Jun-15-2018, Pop Rock
#2 Is This Thing Cursed? Alkaline Trio Aug-31-2018, Pop Punk
#3 Holy Hell Architects Nov-09-2018, Metalcore
#4 Blue in the Dark Bearings Oct-12-2018, Pop Punk
#5 Disease Beartooth Sep-28-2018, Alternative Rock
#6 Church of Scars Bishop Briggs Apr-20-2018, Pop Soul
#7 Vale Black Veil Brides Jan-12-2018, Hard Rock
#8 Welcome to the Neighbourhood Boston Manor Sep-07-2018, Alternative Rock
#9 Artificial Selection Dance Gavin Dance Jun-08-2018, Post-Hardcore
#10 Technology DON BROCO Feb-02-2018, Pop Rock
#11 M A N I A Fall Out Boy Jan-19-2018, Electropop
#12 Generation Rx Good Charlotte Sep-14-2018, Pop Rock
#13 Mental Knife Hail the Sun Sep-28-2018, Swancore
#14 Vicious Halestorm Jul-27-2018, Hard Rock
#15 Pilot Hot Mulligan Mar-23-2018, Emo
#16 The Silver Scream ICE NINE KILLS Oct-05-2018, Melodic Metalcore
#17 Million Dollars to Kill Me Joyce Manor Sep-21-2018, Power Pop
#18 Goodbye & Good Riddance Juice WRLD Dec-10-2018, Emo Rap
#19 In The Drink Justin Courtney Pierre Oct-12-2018, Power Pop
#20 Malibu Nights LANY Oct-05-2018, Synthpop
#21 Bought to Rot Laura Jane Grace Nov-09-2018, Indie Rock
#22 Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 Lil Peep Nov-09-2018, Emo Rap
#23 Sunnyland Mayday Parade Jun-15-2018, Emo-Pop
#24 ruiner nothing,nowhere. Apr-13-2018, Emo Rap
#25 Glow Old Wounds Nov-09-2018, Metalcore
#26 Boom Boom Room: Side B Palaye Royale Sep-28-2018, Alternative Rock
#27 My Mind Makes Noises Pale Waves Sep-14-2018, Synthpop
#28 Pray for the Wicked Panic! At the Disco Jun-22-2018, Electropop
#29 beerbongs & bentleys Post Malone Apr-27-2018, Pop Rap
#30 Composure Real Friends Jul-13-2018, Pop Punk
#31 If There Is Light, It Will Find You Senses Fail Feb-16-2018, Pop Punk
#32 When the End Began Silent Planet Nov-02-2018, Metalcore
#33 Skinny Dipping Stand Atlantic Oct-26-2018, Pop Punk
#34 Living Proof State Champs Jun-15-2018, Pop Punk
#35 A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships The 1975 Nov-30-2018, Art Pop
#36 When My Heart Felt Volcanic The Aces Apr-06-2018, Pop Rock
#37 Master Volume The Dirty Nil Sep-14-2018, Alternative Rock
#38 Proper Dose The Story So Far Sep-21-2018, Pop Punk
#39 Palms Thrice Sep-14-2018, Alternative Rock
#40 Swell Tiny Moving Parts Jan-26-2018, Midwest Emo
#41 Underworld Tonight Alive Jan-12-2018, Pop Rock
#42 Crown Shyness Trash Boat Jul-20-2018, Pop Punk
#43 The American Dream Trophy Eyes Aug-03-2018, Pop Punk
#44 Time & Space Turnstile Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk
#45 Trench twenty one pilots Oct-05-2018, Alt-Pop
#46 Erase Me Underoath Apr-06-2018, Post-Hardcore
#47 Errorzone Vein.fm Jun-22-2018, Metalcore
#48 Entertainment Waterparks Jan-26-2018, Pop Punk
#49 Love and Loathing With Confidence Aug-10-2018, Pop Punk
#50 21st Century Liability YUNGBLUD Jul-06-2018, Rap Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Youngblood | 5 Seconds of Summer | Album, Jun-15-2018, Pop Rock |
| #2 | Is This Thing Cursed? | Alkaline Trio | Album, Aug-31-2018, Pop Punk |
| #3 | Holy Hell | Architects | Album, Nov-09-2018, Metalcore |
| #4 | Blue in the Dark | Bearings | Album, Oct-12-2018, Pop Punk |
| #5 | Disease | Beartooth | Album, Sep-28-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #6 | Church of Scars | Bishop Briggs | Album, Apr-20-2018, Pop Soul |
| #7 | Vale | Black Veil Brides | Album, Jan-12-2018, Hard Rock |
| #8 | Welcome to the Neighbourhood | Boston Manor | Album, Sep-07-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | Artificial Selection | Dance Gavin Dance | Album, Jun-08-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #10 | Technology | DON BROCO | Album, Feb-02-2018, Pop Rock |
| #11 | M A N I A | Fall Out Boy | Album, Jan-19-2018, Electropop |
| #12 | Generation Rx | Good Charlotte | Album, Sep-14-2018, Pop Rock |
| #13 | Mental Knife | Hail the Sun | Album, Sep-28-2018, Swancore |
| #14 | Vicious | Halestorm | Album, Jul-27-2018, Hard Rock |
| #15 | Pilot | Hot Mulligan | Album, Mar-23-2018, Emo |
| #16 | The Silver Scream | ICE NINE KILLS | Album, Oct-05-2018, Melodic Metalcore |
| #17 | Million Dollars to Kill Me | Joyce Manor | Album, Sep-21-2018, Power Pop |
| #18 | Goodbye & Good Riddance | Juice WRLD | Album, Dec-10-2018, Emo Rap |
| #19 | In The Drink | Justin Courtney Pierre | Album, Oct-12-2018, Power Pop |
| #20 | Malibu Nights | LANY | Album, Oct-05-2018, Synthpop |
| #21 | Bought to Rot | Laura Jane Grace | Album, Nov-09-2018, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 | Lil Peep | Album, Nov-09-2018, Emo Rap |
| #23 | Sunnyland | Mayday Parade | Album, Jun-15-2018, Emo-Pop |
| #24 | ruiner | nothing,nowhere. | Album, Apr-13-2018, Emo Rap |
| #25 | Glow | Old Wounds | Album, Nov-09-2018, Metalcore |
| #26 | Boom Boom Room: Side B | Palaye Royale | Album, Sep-28-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #27 | My Mind Makes Noises | Pale Waves | Album, Sep-14-2018, Synthpop |
| #28 | Pray for the Wicked | Panic! At the Disco | Album, Jun-22-2018, Electropop |
| #29 | beerbongs & bentleys | Post Malone | Album, Apr-27-2018, Pop Rap |
| #30 | Composure | Real Friends | Album, Jul-13-2018, Pop Punk |
| #31 | If There Is Light, It Will Find You | Senses Fail | Album, Feb-16-2018, Pop Punk |
| #32 | When the End Began | Silent Planet | Album, Nov-02-2018, Metalcore |
| #33 | Skinny Dipping | Stand Atlantic | Album, Oct-26-2018, Pop Punk |
| #34 | Living Proof | State Champs | Album, Jun-15-2018, Pop Punk |
| #35 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships | The 1975 | Album, Nov-30-2018, Art Pop |
| #36 | When My Heart Felt Volcanic | The Aces | Album, Apr-06-2018, Pop Rock |
| #37 | Master Volume | The Dirty Nil | Album, Sep-14-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #38 | Proper Dose | The Story So Far | Album, Sep-21-2018, Pop Punk |
| #39 | Palms | Thrice | Album, Sep-14-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | Swell | Tiny Moving Parts | Album, Jan-26-2018, Midwest Emo |
| #41 | Underworld | Tonight Alive | Album, Jan-12-2018, Pop Rock |
| #42 | Crown Shyness | Trash Boat | Album, Jul-20-2018, Pop Punk |
| #43 | The American Dream | Trophy Eyes | Album, Aug-03-2018, Pop Punk |
| #44 | Time & Space | Turnstile | Album, Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #45 | Trench | twenty one pilots | Album, Oct-05-2018, Alt-Pop |
| #46 | Erase Me | Underoath | Album, Apr-06-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #47 | Errorzone | Vein.fm | Album, Jun-22-2018, Metalcore |
| #48 | Entertainment | Waterparks | Album, Jan-26-2018, Pop Punk |
| #49 | Love and Loathing | With Confidence | Album, Aug-10-2018, Pop Punk |
| #50 | 21st Century Liability | YUNGBLUD | Album, Jul-06-2018, Rap Rock |