Classic Rock Magazine's Best Albums of 2018

Classic Rock Magazine's staff and writers combine their throbbing brains to come up with their favourite albums of the year

Published: December 29, 2018 14:52 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Book of Bad Decisions Clutch Sep-07-2018, Hard Rock
#2 YOUNG & DANGEROUS The Struts Oct-26-2018, Pop Rock
#3 Prequelle Ghost Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock
#4 Firepower Judas Priest Mar-09-2018, Heavy Metal
#5 Vicious Halestorm Jul-27-2018, Hard Rock
#6 Living the Dream Slash Sep-21-2018, Hard Rock
#7 High Water I The Magpie Salute Aug-10-2018, Southern Rock
#8 Please Don't Be Dead Fantastic Negrito Jun-15-2018, Soul
#9 Rainier Fog Alice In Chains Aug-24-2018, Alternative Metal
#10 Joy as an Act of Resistance. IDLES Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk
#11 Traces Steve Perry Oct-05-2018, Soft Rock
#12 Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots May-24-2010, Hard Rock
#13 The Big Bad Blues Billy F Gibbons Sep-21-2018, Blues Rock
#14 Anthem Of The Peaceful Army Greta Van Fleet Oct-19-2018, Hard Rock
#15 A Deeper Cut The Temperance Movement Feb-16-2018, Southern Rock
#16 Thunderbolt Saxon Feb-02-2018, Heavy Metal
#17 Evil Spirits The Damned Apr-13-2018, Post-Punk
#18 Changing Colours The Sheepdogs Feb-02-2018, Southern Rock
#19 The Wolf Bites Back Orange Goblin Jun-15-2018, Stoner Metal
#20 Dirty Pictures (Part 2) Low Cut Connie May-18-2018, Heartland Rock
#21 Mindfucker Monster Magnet Mar-23-2018, Stoner Rock
#22 WP2 Walking Papers Jan-19-2018, Hard Rock
#23 Year of the Tiger Myles Kennedy Mar-09-2018, Acoustic Rock
#24 Pleased to Eat You Nashville Pussy Sep-07-2018, Hard Rock
#25 Bad Witch Nine Inch Nails Jun-22-2018, Experimental Rock
#26 Ghost in the Tanglewood Ginger Wildheart Mar-02-2018, Power Pop
#27 Eat the Elephant A Perfect Circle Apr-20-2018, Alternative Rock
#28 Thrust DeWolff May-04-2018, Hard Rock
#29 Atomic Generation FM Mar-14-2018, AOR
#30 Redemption Joe Bonamassa Sep-21-2018, Blues Rock
#31 Islands Ash May-18-2018,
#32 You're Not Alone Andrew W.K. Mar-02-2018, Hard Rock
#33 Find a Light Blackberry Smoke Apr-06-2018, Southern Rock
#34 Resistance is Futile Manic Street Preachers Apr-13-2018, Alternative Rock
#35 Here If You Listen David Crosby Oct-26-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#36 All Of This Life The Record Company Jun-22-2018, Blues Rock
#38 Full Nelson Massive Wagons Jan-01-2018, Hard Rock
#39 Spaceman Ace Frehley Oct-19-2018, Hard Rock
#40 Revelation Reef May-04-2018, Roots Rock
#41 Port Saint Joe Brothers Osborne Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country
#42 Living the Dream Uriah Heep Sep-14-2018, Hard Rock
#43 The Free Life Turbowolf Mar-09-2018, Stoner Rock
#44 No Cross No Crown Corrosion of Conformity Jan-12-2018, Stoner Metal
#45 Ascend Vodun Sep-07-2018, Stoner Metal
#46 Family Tree Black Stone Cherry Apr-20-2018, Hard Rock
#47 The Age of Absurdity Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons Jan-26-2018, Hard Rock
#48 True Rockers Monster Truck Sep-14-2018, Hard Rock
#49 Change Your Position Tax The Heat Mar-09-2018, Hard Rock
#50 Only Human Vega May-11-2018,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Book of Bad Decisions | Clutch | Album, Sep-07-2018, Hard Rock |
| #2 | YOUNG & DANGEROUS | The Struts | Album, Oct-26-2018, Pop Rock |
| #3 | Prequelle | Ghost | Album, Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock |
| #4 | Firepower | Judas Priest | Album, Mar-09-2018, Heavy Metal |
| #5 | Vicious | Halestorm | Album, Jul-27-2018, Hard Rock |
| #6 | Living the Dream | Slash | Album, Sep-21-2018, Hard Rock |
| #7 | High Water I | The Magpie Salute | Album, Aug-10-2018, Southern Rock |
| #8 | Please Don't Be Dead | Fantastic Negrito | Album, Jun-15-2018, Soul |
| #9 | Rainier Fog | Alice In Chains | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative Metal |
| #10 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #11 | Traces | Steve Perry | Album, Oct-05-2018, Soft Rock |
| #12 | Stone Temple Pilots | Stone Temple Pilots | Album, May-24-2010, Hard Rock |
| #13 | The Big Bad Blues | Billy F Gibbons | Album, Sep-21-2018, Blues Rock |
| #14 | Anthem Of The Peaceful Army | Greta Van Fleet | Album, Oct-19-2018, Hard Rock |
| #15 | A Deeper Cut | The Temperance Movement | Album, Feb-16-2018, Southern Rock |
| #16 | Thunderbolt | Saxon | Album, Feb-02-2018, Heavy Metal |
| #17 | Evil Spirits | The Damned | Album, Apr-13-2018, Post-Punk |
| #18 | Changing Colours | The Sheepdogs | Album, Feb-02-2018, Southern Rock |
| #19 | The Wolf Bites Back | Orange Goblin | Album, Jun-15-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #20 | Dirty Pictures (Part 2) | Low Cut Connie | Album, May-18-2018, Heartland Rock |
| #21 | Mindfucker | Monster Magnet | Album, Mar-23-2018, Stoner Rock |
| #22 | WP2 | Walking Papers | Album, Jan-19-2018, Hard Rock |
| #23 | Year of the Tiger | Myles Kennedy | Album, Mar-09-2018, Acoustic Rock |
| #24 | Pleased to Eat You | Nashville Pussy | Album, Sep-07-2018, Hard Rock |
| #25 | Bad Witch | Nine Inch Nails | Album, Jun-22-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #26 | Ghost in the Tanglewood | Ginger Wildheart | Album, Mar-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #27 | Eat the Elephant | A Perfect Circle | Album, Apr-20-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #28 | Thrust | DeWolff | Album, May-04-2018, Hard Rock |
| #29 | Atomic Generation | FM | Album, Mar-14-2018, AOR |
| #30 | Redemption | Joe Bonamassa | Album, Sep-21-2018, Blues Rock |
| #31 | Islands | Ash | Album, May-18-2018,  |
| #32 | You're Not Alone | Andrew W.K. | Album, Mar-02-2018, Hard Rock |
| #33 | Find a Light | Blackberry Smoke | Album, Apr-06-2018, Southern Rock |
| #34 | Resistance is Futile | Manic Street Preachers | Album, Apr-13-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #35 | Here If You Listen | David Crosby | Album, Oct-26-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #36 | All Of This Life | The Record Company | Album, Jun-22-2018, Blues Rock |
| #38 | Full Nelson | Massive Wagons | Album, Jan-01-2018, Hard Rock |
| #39 | Spaceman | Ace Frehley | Album, Oct-19-2018, Hard Rock |
| #40 | Revelation | Reef | Album, May-04-2018, Roots Rock |
| #41 | Port Saint Joe | Brothers Osborne | Album, Apr-20-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #42 | Living the Dream | Uriah Heep | Album, Sep-14-2018, Hard Rock |
| #43 | The Free Life | Turbowolf | Album, Mar-09-2018, Stoner Rock |
| #44 | No Cross No Crown | Corrosion of Conformity | Album, Jan-12-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #45 | Ascend | Vodun | Album, Sep-07-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #46 | Family Tree | Black Stone Cherry | Album, Apr-20-2018, Hard Rock |
| #47 | The Age of Absurdity | Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons | Album, Jan-26-2018, Hard Rock |
| #48 | True Rockers | Monster Truck | Album, Sep-14-2018, Hard Rock |
| #49 | Change Your Position | Tax The Heat | Album, Mar-09-2018, Hard Rock |
| #50 | Only Human | Vega | Album, May-11-2018,  |