American Songwriter’s Top 25 Albums of 2018



Published: December 06, 2018 14:24 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#2 Interstate Gospel Pistol Annies, Miranda Lambert Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country
#3 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#4 To the Sunset Amanda Shires Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country
#5 The Tree of Forgiveness John Prine Apr-13-2018, Americana
#6 WARM Jeff Tweedy Nov-30-2018, Alt-Country
#7 Desperate Man Eric Church Oct-05-2018, Contemporary Country
#8 Black Velvet Charles Bradley Nov-09-2018, Soul
#9 Things Change American Aquarium Jun-01-2018, Americana
#10 Mr. Jukebox Joshua Hedley Apr-20-2018, Traditional Country
#11 Putting On Airs Erin Rae Jun-08-2018, Contemporary Folk
#12 Healing Tide The War and Treaty Aug-10-2018, Soul
#13 Dying Star Ruston Kelly Sep-07-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#14 Ancient Noise Patrick Sweany May-11-2018, Americana
#15 Port Saint Joe Brothers Osborne Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country
#16 Among the Ghosts Lucero Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country
#17 Karma For Cheap Aaron Lee Tasjan Aug-31-2018, Power Pop
#18 LONER Caroline Rose Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop
#19 By The Way, I Forgive You Brandi Carlile Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#20 Rifles and Rosary Beads Mary Gauthier Jan-26-2018, Americana
#21 Songs of the Plains Colter Wall Oct-12-2018, Outlaw Country
#22 The Eclipse Sessions John Hiatt Oct-12-2018, Folk Rock
#23 No Mercy in This Land (Deluxe Edition) Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite Mar-30-2018,
#24 The Future and the Past Natalie Prass Jun-01-2018, Pop Soul
#25 Swimming Mac Miller Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #2 | Interstate Gospel | Pistol AnniesMiranda Lambert | Album, Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #3 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #4 | To the Sunset | Amanda Shires | Album, Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country |
| #5 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | Album, Apr-13-2018, Americana |
| #6 | WARM | Jeff Tweedy | Album, Nov-30-2018, Alt-Country |
| #7 | Desperate Man | Eric Church | Album, Oct-05-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #8 | Black Velvet | Charles Bradley | Album, Nov-09-2018, Soul |
| #9 | Things Change | American Aquarium | Album, Jun-01-2018, Americana |
| #10 | Mr. Jukebox | Joshua Hedley | Album, Apr-20-2018, Traditional Country |
| #11 | Putting On Airs | Erin Rae | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary Folk |
| #12 | Healing Tide | The War and Treaty | Album, Aug-10-2018, Soul |
| #13 | Dying Star | Ruston Kelly | Album, Sep-07-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Ancient Noise | Patrick Sweany | Album, May-11-2018, Americana |
| #15 | Port Saint Joe | Brothers Osborne | Album, Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #16 | Among the Ghosts | Lucero | Album, Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country |
| #17 | Karma For Cheap | Aaron Lee Tasjan | Album, Aug-31-2018, Power Pop |
| #18 | LONER | Caroline Rose | Album, Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #19 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Album, Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | Rifles and Rosary Beads | Mary Gauthier | Album, Jan-26-2018, Americana |
| #21 | Songs of the Plains | Colter Wall | Album, Oct-12-2018, Outlaw Country |
| #22 | The Eclipse Sessions | John Hiatt | Album, Oct-12-2018, Folk Rock |
| #23 | No Mercy in This Land (Deluxe Edition) | Ben HarperCharlie Musselwhite | Album, Mar-30-2018,  |
| #24 | The Future and the Past | Natalie Prass | Album, Jun-01-2018, Pop Soul |
| #25 | Swimming | Mac Miller | Album, Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap |