Digital Trends' Best Albums of 2018

From blockbuster releases to hidden gems, we've spent the year listening to new music from near and far, culling that massive list into our 50 favorites. Whether you like jazz, hip-hop, rock, pop, or anything in between, these are the 50 best records of the year.

Published: December 12, 2018 23:27 Source

# 1
Album • Apr 05 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 2
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 3
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Singer-Songwriter
# 4
Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop
# 5
Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock Psychedelic Pop
# 6
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 7
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Indie Rock
# 8
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Garage Rock Glam Rock Psychedelic Rock
# 9
Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Art Pop Indie Rock
# 10
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Indie Pop Twee Pop Bedroom Pop
# 11
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 12
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indietronica Neo-Psychedelia Glitch Pop
# 13
Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Art Pop
# 14
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Psychedelic Rock
# 15
Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
# 16
Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock Indie Folk Bedroom Pop
# 17
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 18
Album • Feb 02 / 2018 Jazz Post-Bop
# 19
Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Indie Rock
# 20
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 21
Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Alternative R&B Sophisti-Pop
# 22
EP • Jun 01 / 2018 East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap
# 23
Album • May 11 / 2018 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 24
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Indie Rock
# 25
EP • Oct 26 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 26
Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Outlaw Country Americana
# 27
Album • Jul 06 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 28
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Indie Rock Alt-Country
# 29
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Americana
# 30
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 31
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Indie Rock Dream Pop
# 32
Album • Mar 16 / 2018 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 33
Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Post-Hardcore Noise Rock
# 34
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B
# 35
Album • Aug 10 / 2018 Power Pop Indie Rock
# 36
Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Ambient Modern Classical
# 37
Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 38
Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 39
Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Stoner Metal Doom Metal
# 40
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Post-Minimalism Electronic
# 41
Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Chamber Jazz
# 42
Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop
# 43
Album • Nov 16 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Neo-Soul Funk
# 44
Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter
# 45
Album • May 18 / 2018
# 46
Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Indie Pop
# 47
EP • Apr 20 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Jangle Pop
# 48
Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 49
Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock
# 50
Album • Jun 15 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap