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 |