Complex's Best Albums of 2018

2018 was a great year for music. From Travis Scott's 'ASTROWORLD' to Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter V,' here are Complex’s 50 best albums of 2018.

Published: December 05, 2018 16:07 Source

# 1
Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 3
Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop
# 4
Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Electropop
# 5
Album • Jun 15 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap
# 6
Album • Feb 16 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap
# 7
Album • Jun 16 / 2018 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B
# 8
Black Panther The Album by Various Artists
Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Film Soundtrack West Coast Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Alternative R&B Sophisti-Pop
# 10
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop
# 11
Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Pop Rap Alternative R&B
# 12
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 13
Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Art Pop
# 14
Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Pop Rap Experimental Hip Hop
# 15
Album • Apr 05 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 16
Album • May 30 / 2018 Pop Rap Alternative R&B East Coast Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Oct 31 / 2018 Gangsta Rap
# 18
Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Southern Hip Hop Trap Pop Rap
# 19
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 20
Album • Nov 26 / 2018 Southern Hip Hop
# 21
Album • Jul 20 / 2018 Neo-Soul
# 22
NOIR by Smino
Album • Nov 08 / 2018 Alternative R&B Trap
# 23
Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Pop Rap Alternative R&B
# 24
Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Dance-Pop Electropop House
# 25
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Alternative R&B
# 26
Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Contemporary R&B
# 27
Album • May 04 / 2018
# 28
Album • Nov 30 / 2018 East Coast Hip Hop Trap
# 29
Album • Jul 27 / 2018 Southern Hip Hop Trap
# 30
Album • May 04 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 31
Album • Nov 02 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap Hardcore Hip Hop
# 32
Album • Oct 26 / 2018
# 33
Album • Oct 19 / 2018 East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop Drumless
# 34
Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B
# 35
Album • Jun 27 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap
# 36
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 37
Album • Jun 23 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul
# 38
Album • Oct 19 / 2018 Synthpop Electropop Alt-Pop
# 39
Album • May 25 / 2018 Latin Pop
# 40
Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 41
Album • Jul 20 / 2018 Dancehall
# 42
Album • Jun 22 / 2018 East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 43
Album • Jan 19 / 2018 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B
# 44
Album • Nov 16 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Neo-Soul Funk
# 45
Album • May 11 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop Cloud Rap
# 46
EP • Mar 30 / 2018 Alternative R&B Alt-Pop
# 47
Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Spiritual Jazz
# 48
Album • Nov 16 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 49
Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 50
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop