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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#2 Astroworld Travis Scott Aug-03-2018, Trap
#3 KOD J. Cole Apr-20-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#4 Sweetener Ariana Grande Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B
#5 Redemption Jay Rock Jun-15-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#6 Victory Lap Nipsey Hussle Feb-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#7 Everything Is Love THE CARTERS Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap
#8 Black Panther The Album Various Artists Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack
#9 Negro Swan Blood Orange Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B
#10 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#11 Swimming Mac Miller Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap
#12 Drip Harder Lil Baby, Gunna Oct-05-2018, Trap
#13 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#14 KIDS SEE GHOSTS KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Kanye West, Kid Cudi Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap
#15 CARE FOR ME Saba Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#16 Whack World Tierra Whack May-30-2018, Pop Rap
#17 Fetti Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist Oct-31-2018, Gangsta Rap
#18 Tha Carter V Lil Wayne Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#19 Room 25 noname Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap
#20 DiCaprio 2 JID Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#21 Hive Mind The Internet Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul
#22 NOIR Smino Nov-08-2018, Alternative R&B
#23 beerbongs & bentleys Post Malone Apr-27-2018, Pop Rap
#24 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#25 East Atlanta Love Letter 6LACK Sep-14-2018, Alternative R&B
#26 4275 Jacquees Jun-15-2018, Contemporary R&B
#27 Book of Ryan (Bonus Track Edition) Royce Da 5'9" May-04-2018,
#28 Championships Meek Mill Nov-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#29 TA13OO Denzel Curry Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#30 SR3MM Rae Sremmurd, Swae Lee, Slim Jxmmi May-04-2018, Trap
#31 FM! Vince Staples Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#32 MIH-TY Jeremih, Ty Dolla $ign Oct-26-2018,
#33 KAOS DJ Muggs, Roc Marciano Oct-19-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#34 Scorpion Drake Jun-29-2018, Pop Rap
#35 God Level 03 Greedo Jun-27-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#36 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#37 K.T.S.E. Teyana Taylor Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B
#38 Us Empress Of Oct-19-2018, Synthpop
#39 Vibras J Balvin May-25-2018, Latin Pop
#40 NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES Metro Boomin Nov-02-2018, Trap
#41 Forever Popcaan Jul-20-2018, Dancehall
#42 Supreme Blientele Westside Gunn Jun-22-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#43 November SiR Jan-19-2018, Neo-Soul
#44 Oxnard Anderson .Paak Nov-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#45 Die Lit Playboi Carti May-11-2018, Trap
#46 My Dear Melancholy, The Weeknd Mar-30-2018, Alternative R&B
#47 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#48 Caution Mariah Carey Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B
#49 Some Rap Songs Earl Sweatshirt Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#50 Culture II Migos Jan-26-2018, Trap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #2 | Astroworld | Travis Scott | Album, Aug-03-2018, Trap |
| #3 | KOD | J. Cole | Album, Apr-20-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #4 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Redemption | Jay Rock | Album, Jun-15-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Victory Lap | Nipsey Hussle | Album, Feb-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Everything Is Love | THE CARTERS | Album, Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap |
| #8 | Black Panther The Album | Various Artists | Album, Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack |
| #9 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #11 | Swimming | Mac Miller | Album, Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap |
| #12 | Drip Harder | Lil BabyGunna | Album, Oct-05-2018, Trap |
| #13 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #14 | KIDS SEE GHOSTS | KIDS SEE GHOSTSKanye WestKid Cudi | Album, Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap |
| #15 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #16 | Whack World | Tierra Whack | Album, May-30-2018, Pop Rap |
| #17 | Fetti | Curren$yFreddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, Oct-31-2018, Gangsta Rap |
| #18 | Tha Carter V | Lil Wayne | Album, Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #19 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #20 | DiCaprio 2 | JID | Album, Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #21 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #22 | NOIR | Smino | Album, Nov-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #23 | beerbongs & bentleys | Post Malone | Album, Apr-27-2018, Pop Rap |
| #24 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #25 | East Atlanta Love Letter | 6LACK | Album, Sep-14-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #26 | 4275 | Jacquees | Album, Jun-15-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #27 | Book of Ryan (Bonus Track Edition) | Royce Da 5'9" | Album, May-04-2018,  |
| #28 | Championships | Meek Mill | Album, Nov-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #29 | TA13OO | Denzel Curry | Album, Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #30 | SR3MM | Rae SremmurdSwae LeeSlim Jxmmi | Album, May-04-2018, Trap |
| #31 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #32 | MIH-TY | JeremihTy Dolla $ign | Album, Oct-26-2018,  |
| #33 | KAOS | DJ MuggsRoc Marciano | Album, Oct-19-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #34 | Scorpion | Drake | Album, Jun-29-2018, Pop Rap |
| #35 | God Level | 03 Greedo | Album, Jun-27-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #36 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #37 | K.T.S.E. | Teyana Taylor | Album, Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #38 | Us | Empress Of | Album, Oct-19-2018, Synthpop |
| #39 | Vibras | J Balvin | Album, May-25-2018, Latin Pop |
| #40 | NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES | Metro Boomin | Album, Nov-02-2018, Trap |
| #41 | Forever | Popcaan | Album, Jul-20-2018, Dancehall |
| #42 | Supreme Blientele | Westside Gunn | Album, Jun-22-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #43 | November | SiR | Album, Jan-19-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #44 | Oxnard | Anderson .Paak | Album, Nov-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #45 | Die Lit | Playboi Carti | Album, May-11-2018, Trap |
| #46 | My Dear Melancholy, | The Weeknd | EP, Mar-30-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #47 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #48 | Caution | Mariah Carey | Album, Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #49 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #50 | Culture II | Migos | Album, Jan-26-2018, Trap |