Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2018 (So Far)

We're only six months into the year, but already it's hard to choose just 50 albums to represent our favorites to this point.

Published: June 05, 2018 15:48 Source

# 1
Album • Mar 09 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap
# 2
EP • May 04 / 2018 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B
# 3
Album • May 11 / 2018
# 4
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Contemporary Country
# 5
Album • May 11 / 2018 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 6
Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Americana Folk Rock
# 7
Album • May 18 / 2018 K-Pop Electropop
# 8
Album • Jan 12 / 2018 Pop Contemporary R&B
# 9
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop
# 10
Album • May 11 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop
# 11
Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 12
Album • Jan 05 / 2018 Trap Hardcore Hip Hop
# 13
Album • May 04 / 2018 House Deep House
# 14
Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Indie Rock
# 15
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Electropop Alt-Pop
# 16
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Indie Rock
# 17
Album • May 25 / 2018 Latin Pop
# 18
Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop
# 19
Album • May 18 / 2018 Pop Rock
# 20
Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Art Pop
# 21
Album • Feb 02 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 22
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 23
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B
# 24
Album • May 18 / 2018 Latin Pop
# 25
Album • May 04 / 2018 Pop Soul
# 26
Album • May 04 / 2018 Neo-Soul Smooth Soul
# 27
Album • Dec 12 / 2017 Trap Pop Rap
# 28
Album • Mar 09 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 29
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 30
Album • May 18 / 2018 Latin Pop Reggaetón
# 31
Album • Mar 16 / 2018 Psychedelic Soul Art Pop Neo-Soul
# 32
Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Synthpop Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop
# 33
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 34
Album • Feb 16 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap
# 35
Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Pop Rap Alternative R&B
# 36
Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
# 37
Album • May 04 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 38
Album • May 04 / 2018
# 39
Album • Apr 05 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 40
Album • May 25 / 2018 Pop
# 41
Album • Feb 23 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Hyphy Gangsta Rap
# 42
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Indie Rock
# 43
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indietronica Neo-Psychedelia Glitch Pop
# 44
Album • May 04 / 2018 Electronic Dance Music
# 45
EP • Mar 30 / 2018 Alternative R&B Alt-Pop
# 46
Album • May 04 / 2018 Electropop Synthpop Alt-Pop
# 47
Album • Mar 15 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Country Pop
# 48
Album • Feb 23 / 2018 Hardcore Punk New York Hardcore
# 49
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock
# 50
Black Panther The Album by Various Artists
Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Film Soundtrack West Coast Hip Hop