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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Chris Christine and the Queens Sep-21-2018, Synthpop
#2 Astroworld Travis Scott Aug-03-2018, Trap
#3 East Atlanta Love Letter 6LACK Sep-14-2018, Alternative R&B
#4 Negro Swan Blood Orange Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B
#5 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#6 I'm All Ears Let's Eat Grandma Jun-29-2018, Art Pop
#7 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#8 OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES SOPHIE Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass
#9 We Out Here Various Artists Feb-09-2018, Jazz
#10 Joy as an Act of Resistance. IDLES Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk
#11 Hive Mind The Internet Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul
#12 Lost & Found Jorja Smith Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B
#13 Scorpion Drake Jun-29-2018, Pop Rap
#14 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#15 Songs of Praise shame Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk
#16 Devotion Tirzah Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B
#17 Qualm Helena Hauff Aug-03-2018, Industrial Techno
#18 Sweetener Ariana Grande Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B
#19 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#20 Room 25 noname Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap
#21 KIDS SEE GHOSTS KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Kanye West, Kid Cudi Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap
#22 SPACEMAN Octavian Sep-10-2018, UK Hip Hop
#23 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#24 Good Thing Leon Bridges May-04-2018, Neo-Soul
#25 Harlan & Alondra Buddy Jul-20-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#26 A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships The 1975 Nov-30-2018, Art Pop
#27 Your Queen Is A Reptile Sons Of Kemet Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz
#28 God's Favorite Customer Father John Misty Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#29 Bloom Troye Sivan Aug-31-2018, Electropop
#30 Tha Carter V Lil Wayne Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#31 Murkage Dave Changed My Life Murkage Dave Oct-19-2018, Alternative R&B
#32 Broken Politics Neneh Cherry Oct-19-2018, Art Pop
#33 Merrie Land The Good, the Bad & the Queen Nov-16-2018, Art Rock
#34 Black Panther The Album Various Artists Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack
#35 Saturn Nao Oct-26-2018, Alternative R&B
#36 MassEducation St. Vincent Oct-12-2018, Art Pop
#37 Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) Thom Yorke Oct-26-2018, Film Score
#38 The Magic Gang (Deluxe) The Magic Gang Mar-16-2018,
#39 iridescence BROCKHAMPTON Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#40 Culture II Migos Jan-26-2018, Trap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #2 | Astroworld | Travis Scott | Album, Aug-03-2018, Trap |
| #3 | East Atlanta Love Letter | 6LACK | Album, Sep-14-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #4 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #6 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #7 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #8 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #9 | We Out Here | Various Artists | Album, Feb-09-2018, Jazz |
| #10 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #11 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Lost & Found | Jorja Smith | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #13 | Scorpion | Drake | Album, Jun-29-2018, Pop Rap |
| #14 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #15 | Songs of Praise | shame | Album, Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #16 | Devotion | Tirzah | Album, Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | Qualm | Helena Hauff | Album, Aug-03-2018, Industrial Techno |
| #18 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #19 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #20 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #21 | KIDS SEE GHOSTS | KIDS SEE GHOSTSKanye WestKid Cudi | Album, Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap |
| #22 | SPACEMAN | Octavian | Album, Sep-10-2018, UK Hip Hop |
| #23 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #24 | Good Thing | Leon Bridges | Album, May-04-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #25 | Harlan & Alondra | Buddy | Album, Jul-20-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #26 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships | The 1975 | Album, Nov-30-2018, Art Pop |
| #27 | Your Queen Is A Reptile | Sons Of Kemet | Album, Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz |
| #28 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Bloom | Troye Sivan | Album, Aug-31-2018, Electropop |
| #30 | Tha Carter V | Lil Wayne | Album, Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #31 | Murkage Dave Changed My Life | Murkage Dave | Album, Oct-19-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #32 | Broken Politics | Neneh Cherry | Album, Oct-19-2018, Art Pop |
| #33 | Merrie Land | The Good, the Bad & the Queen | Album, Nov-16-2018, Art Rock |
| #34 | Black Panther The Album | Various Artists | Album, Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack |
| #35 | Saturn | Nao | Album, Oct-26-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #36 | MassEducation | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-12-2018, Art Pop |
| #37 | Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) | Thom Yorke | Album, Oct-26-2018, Film Score |
| #38 | The Magic Gang (Deluxe) | The Magic Gang | Album, Mar-16-2018,  |
| #39 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #40 | Culture II | Migos | Album, Jan-26-2018, Trap |