Clash's Albums of the Year 2018

With streaming services fully taking hold of the music industry in 2018, it’s been an interesting time for the album format. The number of LPs

Published: December 19, 2018 12:41 Source

# 1

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 2

Astroworld by Travis Scott

Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 3

East Atlanta Love Letter by 6LACK

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Alternative R&B

# 4

Negro Swan by Blood Orange

Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Alternative R&B Sophisti-Pop

# 5

Honey by Robyn

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Dance-Pop Electropop House

# 6

I'm All Ears by Let's Eat Grandma

Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Art Pop Synthpop Electropop

# 7

DAYTONA by Pusha T

Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 8

OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES by SOPHIE

Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Bubblegum Bass Deconstructed Club

# 9

We Out Here by Various Artists

Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Jazz

# 10

Joy as an Act of Resistance. by IDLES

Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Post-Punk Post-Hardcore

# 11

Hive Mind by The Internet

Album • Jul 20 / 2018 Neo-Soul

# 12

Lost & Found by Jorja Smith

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul

# 13

Scorpion by Drake

Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B

# 14

Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop

# 15

Songs of Praise by shame

Album • Jan 12 / 2018 Post-Punk Indie Rock

# 16

Devotion by Tirzah

Album • Aug 10 / 2018 Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 17

Qualm by Helena Hauff

Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Industrial Techno Electro

# 18

Sweetener by Ariana Grande

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Electropop

# 19

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Art Pop

# 20

Room 25 by noname

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop

# 21

KIDS SEE GHOSTS by KIDS SEE GHOSTS + Kanye West + Kid Cudi

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Pop Rap Experimental Hip Hop

# 22

SPACEMAN by Octavian

Album • Sep 10 / 2018 UK Hip Hop Trap Pop Rap

# 23

Heaven and Earth by Kamasi Washington

Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Spiritual Jazz

# 24

Good Thing by Leon Bridges

Album • May 04 / 2018 Neo-Soul Smooth Soul

# 25

Harlan & Alondra by Buddy

Album • Jul 20 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Pop Rap

# 26

A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships by The 1975

Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Art Pop

# 27

Your Queen Is A Reptile by Sons Of Kemet

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Afro-Jazz

# 28

God's Favorite Customer by Father John Misty

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 29

Bloom by Troye Sivan

Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Electropop Alt-Pop

# 30

Tha Carter V by Lil Wayne

Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Southern Hip Hop Trap Pop Rap

# 31

Murkage Dave Changed My Life by Murkage Dave

Album • Oct 19 / 2018 Alternative R&B

# 32

Broken Politics by Neneh Cherry

Album • Oct 19 / 2018 Art Pop

# 33

Merrie Land by The Good, the Bad & the Queen

Album • Nov 16 / 2018 Art Rock

# 34

Black Panther The Album by Various Artists

Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Film Soundtrack West Coast Hip Hop

# 35

Saturn by Nao

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Alternative R&B

# 36

MassEducation by St. Vincent

Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Art Pop Piano Rock

# 37

Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) by Thom Yorke

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Film Score Ambient

# 38

The Magic Gang (Deluxe) by The Magic Gang

Album • Mar 16 / 2018

# 39

iridescence by BROCKHAMPTON

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 40

Culture II by Migos

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop