Crack Magazine's Top 50 Albums of 2018

Our annual countdown of the albums which captured the mood of this year

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES SOPHIE Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass
#2 Devotion Tirzah Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B
#3 Your Queen Is A Reptile Sons Of Kemet Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz
#4 Safe in the Hands of Love Yves Tumor Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#5 Joy as an Act of Resistance. IDLES Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk
#6 Die Lit Playboi Carti May-11-2018, Trap
#7 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#8 Crop Circle Nines Apr-20-2018, UK Hip Hop
#9 Whack World Tierra Whack May-30-2018, Pop Rap
#10 Compro Skee Mask May-15-2018, Breakbeat
#11 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#12 Beyondless Iceage May-04-2018, Post-Punk
#13 Hive Mind The Internet Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul
#14 Still Trippin' DJ Taye Mar-02-2018, Footwork
#15 Heat Shinichi Atobe Sep-14-2018, Deep House
#16 Chris Christine and the Queens Sep-21-2018, Synthpop
#17 Swimming Mac Miller Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap
#18 Displaced Diaspora Moses Boyd Sep-28-2018, Jazz Fusion
#19 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#20 Kulør 001 Various Artists Oct-11-2018, Techno
#21 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Arctic Monkeys May-11-2018,
#22 Piano & a Microphone 1983 Prince Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#23 The Return Kamaal Williams May-25-2018, Jazz-Funk
#24 Another Life Amnesia Scanner Sep-07-2018, Deconstructed Club
#25 Lost & Found Jorja Smith Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B
#26 Konoyo Tim Hecker Sep-28-2018, Ambient
#27 K.T.S.E. Teyana Taylor Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B
#28 Khonnar Deena Abdelwahed Nov-16-2018, UK Bass
#29 King of Cowards Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Sep-28-2018, Stoner Metal
#30 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#31 async - Remodels Ryuichi Sakamoto Feb-16-2018, Ambient
#32 Lush Snail Mail Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock
#33 777 KEY!, Kenny Beats May-04-2018, Trap
#34 In A Poem Unlimited U.S. Girls Feb-16-2018, Art Pop
#35 You Won't Get What You Want Daughters Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock
#36 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#37 Age Of Oneohtrix Point Never Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic
#38 Negro Swan Blood Orange Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B
#39 Isolation Kali Uchis Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul
#40 The Wolf of Grape Street 03 Greedo Mar-09-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#41 iridescence BROCKHAMPTON Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#42 Sonder Somatic Bruce Oct-26-2018, UK Bass
#43 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#44 Qualm Helena Hauff Aug-03-2018, Industrial Techno
#45 Irisiri Eartheater Jun-08-2018, Post-Industrial
#46 Block Diaries Kenny Allstar Oct-05-2018, UK Hip Hop
#47 Double Negative Low Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop
#48 Autobiography (Music from Wayne McGregors Autobiography) Jlin Sep-28-2018,
#49 Caution Mariah Carey Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B
#50 Soul On Fire Dean Blunt Oct-05-2018, Hypnagogic Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #2 | Devotion | Tirzah | Album, Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | Your Queen Is A Reptile | Sons Of Kemet | Album, Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz |
| #4 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #5 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #6 | Die Lit | Playboi Carti | Album, May-11-2018, Trap |
| #7 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #8 | Crop Circle | Nines | Album, Apr-20-2018, UK Hip Hop |
| #9 | Whack World | Tierra Whack | Album, May-30-2018, Pop Rap |
| #10 | Compro | Skee Mask | Album, May-15-2018, Breakbeat |
| #11 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #12 | Beyondless | Iceage | Album, May-04-2018, Post-Punk |
| #13 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #14 | Still Trippin' | DJ Taye | Album, Mar-02-2018, Footwork |
| #15 | Heat | Shinichi Atobe | Album, Sep-14-2018, Deep House |
| #16 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #17 | Swimming | Mac Miller | Album, Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap |
| #18 | Displaced Diaspora | Moses Boyd | Album, Sep-28-2018, Jazz Fusion |
| #19 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #20 | Kulør 001 | Various Artists | Album, Oct-11-2018, Techno |
| #21 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018,  |
| #22 | Piano & a Microphone 1983 | Prince | Album, Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | The Return | Kamaal Williams | Album, May-25-2018, Jazz-Funk |
| #24 | Another Life | Amnesia Scanner | Album, Sep-07-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #25 | Lost & Found | Jorja Smith | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #26 | Konoyo | Tim Hecker | Album, Sep-28-2018, Ambient |
| #27 | K.T.S.E. | Teyana Taylor | Album, Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #28 | Khonnar | Deena Abdelwahed | Album, Nov-16-2018, UK Bass |
| #29 | King of Cowards | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Album, Sep-28-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #30 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #31 | async - Remodels | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album, Feb-16-2018, Ambient |
| #32 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #33 | 777 | KEY!Kenny Beats | Album, May-04-2018, Trap |
| #34 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #35 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #36 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #37 | Age Of | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #38 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #39 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #40 | The Wolf of Grape Street | 03 Greedo | Album, Mar-09-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #41 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #42 | Sonder Somatic | Bruce | Album, Oct-26-2018, UK Bass |
| #43 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #44 | Qualm | Helena Hauff | Album, Aug-03-2018, Industrial Techno |
| #45 | Irisiri | Eartheater | Album, Jun-08-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #46 | Block Diaries | Kenny Allstar | Album, Oct-05-2018, UK Hip Hop |
| #47 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #48 | Autobiography (Music from Wayne McGregors Autobiography) | Jlin | Album, Sep-28-2018,  |
| #49 | Caution | Mariah Carey | Album, Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #50 | Soul On Fire | Dean Blunt | EP, Oct-05-2018, Hypnagogic Pop |