BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2018
From Mitski to Camp Cope to Turnstile to Cardi B, here are our 50 favorite albums of 2018.
Published: December 21, 2018 23:06
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | How to Socialise and Make Friends | Camp Cope | Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Double Negative | Low | Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #3 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #4 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #5 | Nearer My God | Foxing | Aug-10-2018, Art Rock |
| #6 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #7 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #8 | Time & Space | Turnstile | Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #9 | Honey | Robyn | Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #10 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #11 | Room 25 | noname | Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #12 | Down Below | Tribulation | Jan-26-2018, Gothic Metal |
| #13 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #14 | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Hop Along | Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Magus | Thou | Aug-31-2018, Doom Metal |
| #16 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #17 | Knock Knock | DJ Koze | May-04-2018, House |
| #18 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #19 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #20 | Boygenius | boygenius | Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Capture the Flag | War On Women | Apr-13-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #24 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #25 | TA13OO | Denzel Curry | Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #26 | FM! | Vince Staples | Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #27 | Historian | Lucy Dacus | Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #28 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #29 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #30 | Everything Is Love | THE CARTERS | Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap |
| #31 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #32 | Nasty | Rico Nasty | Jun-15-2018, Trap |
| #33 | Head Cage | Pig Destroyer | Sep-07-2018, Metalcore |
| #34 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | May-11-2018, |
| #35 | For My Crimes | Marissa Nadler | Sep-28-2018, Chamber Folk |
| #36 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #37 | Ephorize | cupcakKe | Jan-05-2018, Trap |
| #38 | Eternal Return | Windhand | Oct-05-2018, Doom Metal |
| #39 | soil | serpentwithfeet | Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #40 | Future Me Hates Me | The Beths | Aug-10-2018, Power Pop |
| #41 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #42 | To the Sunset | Amanda Shires | Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country |
| #43 | Wanderer | Cat Power | Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #44 | [untitled] | mewithoutYou | Aug-17-2018, Indie Rock |
| #45 | QUARTERTHING | Joey Purp | Sep-13-2018, Pop Rap |
| #46 | Dead Magic | Anna von Hausswolff | Mar-02-2018, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #47 | A Laughing Death in Meatspace | Tropical Fuck Storm | May-04-2018, Art Punk |
| #48 | Vide Noir | Lord Huron | Apr-20-2018, Indie Rock |
| #49 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships | The 1975 | Nov-30-2018, Art Pop |
| #50 | Now! (in a minute) | Audiobooks | Nov-02-2018, Synthpop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | How to Socialise and Make Friends | Camp Cope | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #3 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #4 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #5 | Nearer My God | Foxing | Album, Aug-10-2018, Art Rock |
| #6 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #7 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #8 | Time & Space | Turnstile | Album, Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #9 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #10 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #11 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #12 | Down Below | Tribulation | Album, Jan-26-2018, Gothic Metal |
| #13 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #14 | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Hop Along | Album, Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Magus | Thou | Album, Aug-31-2018, Doom Metal |
| #16 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #17 | Knock Knock | DJ Koze | Album, May-04-2018, House |
| #18 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #19 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Album, Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #20 | Boygenius | boygenius | EP, Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Album, Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Capture the Flag | War On Women | Album, Apr-13-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #24 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #25 | TA13OO | Denzel Curry | Album, Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #26 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #27 | Historian | Lucy Dacus | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #28 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #29 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #30 | Everything Is Love | THE CARTERS | Album, Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap |
| #31 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Album, Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #32 | Nasty | Rico Nasty | Album, Jun-15-2018, Trap |
| #33 | Head Cage | Pig Destroyer | Album, Sep-07-2018, Metalcore |
| #34 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018, |
| #35 | For My Crimes | Marissa Nadler | Album, Sep-28-2018, Chamber Folk |
| #36 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #37 | Ephorize | cupcakKe | Album, Jan-05-2018, Trap |
| #38 | Eternal Return | Windhand | Album, Oct-05-2018, Doom Metal |
| #39 | soil | serpentwithfeet | Album, Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #40 | Future Me Hates Me | The Beths | Album, Aug-10-2018, Power Pop |
| #41 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #42 | To the Sunset | Amanda Shires | Album, Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country |
| #43 | Wanderer | Cat Power | Album, Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #44 | [untitled] | mewithoutYou | EP, Aug-17-2018, Indie Rock |
| #45 | QUARTERTHING | Joey Purp | Album, Sep-13-2018, Pop Rap |
| #46 | Dead Magic | Anna von Hausswolff | Album, Mar-02-2018, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #47 | A Laughing Death in Meatspace | Tropical Fuck Storm | Album, May-04-2018, Art Punk |
| #48 | Vide Noir | Lord Huron | Album, Apr-20-2018, Indie Rock |
| #49 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships | The 1975 | Album, Nov-30-2018, Art Pop |
| #50 | Now! (in a minute) | Audiobooks | Album, Nov-02-2018, Synthpop |