Dazed's 20 Best Albums of 2018
This year felt like the rulebook was being rewritten – here are the records that took music into bold new directions
Published: December 05, 2018 15:09
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Whack World | Tierra Whack | May-30-2018, Pop Rap |
| #2 | Honey | Robyn | Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #3 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #4 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #5 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #6 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #8 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #9 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #10 | Devotion | Tirzah | Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #11 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #13 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #14 | Saturn | Nao | Oct-26-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #17 | Another Life | Amnesia Scanner | Sep-07-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #18 | Bloom | Troye Sivan | Aug-31-2018, Electropop |
| #19 | soil | serpentwithfeet | Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #20 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships | The 1975 | Nov-30-2018, Art Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Whack World | Tierra Whack | Album, May-30-2018, Pop Rap |
| #2 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #3 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #4 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #5 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #6 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Album, Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #8 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #9 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #10 | Devotion | Tirzah | Album, Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #11 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #13 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #14 | Saturn | Nao | Album, Oct-26-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #17 | Another Life | Amnesia Scanner | Album, Sep-07-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #18 | Bloom | Troye Sivan | Album, Aug-31-2018, Electropop |
| #19 | soil | serpentwithfeet | Album, Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #20 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships | The 1975 | Album, Nov-30-2018, Art Pop |