Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2018

Our staff selects their absolute favorite records from a wild and unpredictable year of music.

Published: December 03, 2018 05:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#2 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#3 CARE FOR ME Saba Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#4 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#5 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#6 Chris Christine and the Queens Sep-21-2018, Synthpop
#7 Boygenius boygenius Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock
#8 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#9 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#10 And Nothing Hurt Spiritualized Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#11 Isolation Kali Uchis Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul
#12 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#13 Our Raw Heart YOB Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal
#14 Negro Swan Blood Orange Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B
#15 iridescence BROCKHAMPTON Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#16 Black Panther The Album Various Artists Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack
#17 Historian Lucy Dacus Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock
#18 Room 25 noname Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap
#19 A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships The 1975 Nov-30-2018, Art Pop
#20 Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies Oct-19-2018, Film Score
#21 FM! Vince Staples Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#22 Lush Snail Mail Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock
#23 Bloom Troye Sivan Aug-31-2018, Electropop
#24 TESTING A$AP Rocky May-25-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#25 Aviary Julia Holter Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop
#26 Hive Mind The Internet Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul
#27 Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#28 I Loved You at Your Darkest Behemoth Oct-05-2018, Black Metal
#29 P2 Dave East Jan-16-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#30 Ordinary Corrupt Human Love Deafheaven Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze
#31 Collapse EP Aphex Twin Sep-14-2018, IDM
#32 Twin Fantasy Car Seat Headrest Feb-16-2018, Slacker Rock
#33 Flow State Tash Sultana Aug-31-2018, Neo-Soul
#34 POST- Jeff Rosenstock Jan-02-2018, Power Pop
#35 Hereditary Colin Stetson Jun-08-2018, Film Score
#36 You Won't Get What You Want Daughters Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock
#37 Cocoa Sugar Young Fathers Mar-09-2018, Indietronica
#38 No Shame Lily Allen Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B
#39 Age Of Oneohtrix Point Never Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic
#40 WARM Jeff Tweedy Nov-30-2018, Alt-Country
#41 QUARTERTHING Joey Purp Sep-13-2018, Pop Rap
#42 7 Beach House May-11-2018, Dream Pop
#43 Look Now Elvis Costello & The Imposters Oct-12-2018, Pop Rock
#44 Sparkle Hard Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#45 TA13OO Denzel Curry Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#46 Freedom's Goblin Ty Segall Jan-26-2018, Garage Rock
#47 In A Poem Unlimited U.S. Girls Feb-16-2018, Art Pop
#48 so sad so sexy Lykke Li Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B
#49 Superorganism Superorganism Mar-02-2018, Indietronica
#50 Wanderer Cat Power Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #2 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #4 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #5 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #6 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #7 | Boygenius | boygenius | EP, Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock |
| #8 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #9 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #10 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #11 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #13 | Our Raw Heart | YOB | Album, Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal |
| #14 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #16 | Black Panther The Album | Various Artists | Album, Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack |
| #17 | Historian | Lucy Dacus | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #19 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships | The 1975 | Album, Nov-30-2018, Art Pop |
| #20 | Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | John CarpenterCody CarpenterDaniel Davies | Album, Oct-19-2018, Film Score |
| #21 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #22 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Bloom | Troye Sivan | Album, Aug-31-2018, Electropop |
| #24 | TESTING | A$AP Rocky | Album, May-25-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Album, Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #26 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #27 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #28 | I Loved You at Your Darkest | Behemoth | Album, Oct-05-2018, Black Metal |
| #29 | P2 | Dave East | Album, Jan-16-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #30 | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Deafheaven | Album, Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze |
| #31 | Collapse EP | Aphex Twin | EP, Sep-14-2018, IDM |
| #32 | Twin Fantasy | Car Seat Headrest | Album, Feb-16-2018, Slacker Rock |
| #33 | Flow State | Tash Sultana | Album, Aug-31-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #34 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #35 | Hereditary | Colin Stetson | Album, Jun-08-2018, Film Score |
| #36 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #37 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Album, Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #38 | No Shame | Lily Allen | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #39 | Age Of | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #40 | WARM | Jeff Tweedy | Album, Nov-30-2018, Alt-Country |
| #41 | QUARTERTHING | Joey Purp | Album, Sep-13-2018, Pop Rap |
| #42 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #43 | Look Now | Elvis Costello & The Imposters | Album, Oct-12-2018, Pop Rock |
| #44 | Sparkle Hard | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #45 | TA13OO | Denzel Curry | Album, Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #46 | Freedom's Goblin | Ty Segall | Album, Jan-26-2018, Garage Rock |
| #47 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #48 | so sad so sexy | Lykke Li | Album, Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #49 | Superorganism | Superorganism | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indietronica |
| #50 | Wanderer | Cat Power | Album, Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |