DJ Mag's Top 50 Albums of 2018

Our end-of-year list compiling 2018's biggest albums...

Published: December 15, 2018 14:05 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES SOPHIE Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass
#2 Compro Skee Mask May-15-2018, Breakbeat
#3 Here From Where We Are Pariah Jul-13-2018, Ambient
#4 Weighing of the Heart Nabihah Iqbal Dec-01-2017, Dream Pop
#5 Something Blue Blocks & Escher Mar-26-2018, Atmospheric Drum and Bass
#6 Mercurial Skin Shlomo Nov-16-2018,
#7 Voids Martyn Jun-22-2018, UK Garage
#8 Qualm Helena Hauff Aug-03-2018, Industrial Techno
#9 Portrait With Firewood Djrum Aug-17-2018, UK Bass
#10 One Hundred Billion Sparks Max Cooper Sep-20-2018, Ambient Techno
#11 Cocoon Crush Objekt Nov-09-2018, IDM
#12 Power Lotic Jul-13-2018, Deconstructed Club
#13 Khonnar Deena Abdelwahed Nov-16-2018, UK Bass
#14 MOTHER Jensen Interceptor Oct-26-2018, Electro
#15 Song for Alpha Daniel Avery Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno
#16 The Home I'd Build for Myself and All My Friends Russell E.L. Butler Nov-15-2018, Techno
#17 Wet Will Always Dry Blawan Jun-22-2018, Industrial Techno
#18 All Melody Nils Frahm Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism
#19 Sonder Somatic Bruce Oct-26-2018, UK Bass
#20 Heavy the Eclipse Clouds Nov-23-2018, Industrial Techno
#21 DNA Feelings Aïsha Devi May-11-2018, Deconstructed Club
#22 Luminosity Device Surgeon May-25-2018, Industrial Techno
#23 Knock Knock DJ Koze May-04-2018, House
#24 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#25 Ups & Downs Etch Oct-22-2018, Breakbeat
#26 EPHEM:ERA WEN Jul-05-2018, Weightless
#27 Passion Demdike Stare Oct-26-2018, Deconstructed Club
#28 2000-2005 Mariel Ito Oct-26-2018, Techno
#29 Unfold Gábor Lázár May-04-2018, IDM
#30 Bliss Signal Bliss Signal, Mumdance, WIFE Sep-28-2018, Blackgaze
#31 Autobiography (Music from Wayne McGregors Autobiography) Jlin Sep-28-2018,
#32 The Return Kamaal Williams May-25-2018, Jazz-Funk
#33 Life in a Laser Appleblim May-11-2018, UK Bass
#34 Cerebral Hemispheres Mr. Fingers Apr-13-2018, Deep House
#35 Named EOD Jul-13-2018, IDM
#36 Bodied Ital Tek Sep-07-2018, IDM
#37 Death Don't Always Taste Good Ivy Lab May-11-2018, Halftime
#38 Undetected Act From the Gloom Chamber The Mover Mar-23-2018, Electro
#39 The Marquis of Hawkes Marquis Hawkes Aug-24-2018, House
#40 A Love I Can't Explain dBridge Oct-20-2018, Minimal Drum and Bass
#41 Monsters Exist Orbital Sep-14-2018, Techno
#42 Build / Destroy Big Miz Jan-26-2018,
#43 Part Deux: Brick Pelican Posse Crew Gang Syndicate Cult Of The Damned Apr-13-2018, UK Hip Hop
#44 Daily Routine Peder Mannerfelt Nov-16-2018, Post-Industrial
#45 K.O. Miss Red Jul-13-2018, Dancehall
#46 Air Lows Silvia Kastel Jan-26-2018, Minimal Synth
#47 Burn Slow Chris Liebing Sep-07-2018, Techno
#48 Offending Public Morality Dax J Apr-20-2018, Industrial Techno
#49 Jackuum D Double E Aug-31-2018, Grime
#50 Shout Eli Escobar Oct-31-2017,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #2 | Compro | Skee Mask | Album, May-15-2018, Breakbeat |
| #3 | Here From Where We Are | Pariah | Album, Jul-13-2018, Ambient |
| #4 | Weighing of the Heart | Nabihah Iqbal | Album, Dec-01-2017, Dream Pop |
| #5 | Something Blue | Blocks & Escher | Album, Mar-26-2018, Atmospheric Drum and Bass |
| #6 | Mercurial Skin | Shlomo | Album, Nov-16-2018,  |
| #7 | Voids | Martyn | Album, Jun-22-2018, UK Garage |
| #8 | Qualm | Helena Hauff | Album, Aug-03-2018, Industrial Techno |
| #9 | Portrait With Firewood | Djrum | Album, Aug-17-2018, UK Bass |
| #10 | One Hundred Billion Sparks | Max Cooper | Album, Sep-20-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #11 | Cocoon Crush | Objekt | Album, Nov-09-2018, IDM |
| #12 | Power | Lotic | Album, Jul-13-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #13 | Khonnar | Deena Abdelwahed | Album, Nov-16-2018, UK Bass |
| #14 | MOTHER | Jensen Interceptor | Album, Oct-26-2018, Electro |
| #15 | Song for Alpha | Daniel Avery | Album, Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #16 | The Home I'd Build for Myself and All My Friends | Russell E.L. Butler | Album, Nov-15-2018, Techno |
| #17 | Wet Will Always Dry | Blawan | Album, Jun-22-2018, Industrial Techno |
| #18 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Album, Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #19 | Sonder Somatic | Bruce | Album, Oct-26-2018, UK Bass |
| #20 | Heavy the Eclipse | Clouds | Album, Nov-23-2018, Industrial Techno |
| #21 | DNA Feelings | Aïsha Devi | Album, May-11-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #22 | Luminosity Device | Surgeon | Album, May-25-2018, Industrial Techno |
| #23 | Knock Knock | DJ Koze | Album, May-04-2018, House |
| #24 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #25 | Ups & Downs | Etch | Album, Oct-22-2018, Breakbeat |
| #26 | EPHEM:ERA | WEN | Album, Jul-05-2018, Weightless |
| #27 | Passion | Demdike Stare | Album, Oct-26-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #28 | 2000-2005 | Mariel Ito | Album, Oct-26-2018, Techno |
| #29 | Unfold | Gábor Lázár | Album, May-04-2018, IDM |
| #30 | Bliss Signal | Bliss SignalMumdanceWIFE | Album, Sep-28-2018, Blackgaze |
| #31 | Autobiography (Music from Wayne McGregors Autobiography) | Jlin | Album, Sep-28-2018,  |
| #32 | The Return | Kamaal Williams | Album, May-25-2018, Jazz-Funk |
| #33 | Life in a Laser | Appleblim | Album, May-11-2018, UK Bass |
| #34 | Cerebral Hemispheres | Mr. Fingers | Album, Apr-13-2018, Deep House |
| #35 | Named | EOD | Album, Jul-13-2018, IDM |
| #36 | Bodied | Ital Tek | Album, Sep-07-2018, IDM |
| #37 | Death Don't Always Taste Good | Ivy Lab | Album, May-11-2018, Halftime |
| #38 | Undetected Act From the Gloom Chamber | The Mover | Album, Mar-23-2018, Electro |
| #39 | The Marquis of Hawkes | Marquis Hawkes | Album, Aug-24-2018, House |
| #40 | A Love I Can't Explain | dBridge | Album, Oct-20-2018, Minimal Drum and Bass |
| #41 | Monsters Exist | Orbital | Album, Sep-14-2018, Techno |
| #42 | Build / Destroy | Big Miz | Album, Jan-26-2018,  |
| #43 | Part Deux: Brick Pelican Posse Crew Gang Syndicate | Cult Of The Damned | Album, Apr-13-2018, UK Hip Hop |
| #44 | Daily Routine | Peder Mannerfelt | Album, Nov-16-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #45 | K.O. | Miss Red | Album, Jul-13-2018, Dancehall |
| #46 | Air Lows | Silvia Kastel | Album, Jan-26-2018, Minimal Synth |
| #47 | Burn Slow | Chris Liebing | Album, Sep-07-2018, Techno |
| #48 | Offending Public Morality | Dax J | Album, Apr-20-2018, Industrial Techno |
| #49 | Jackuum | D Double E | Album, Aug-31-2018, Grime |
| #50 | Shout | Eli Escobar | Album, Oct-31-2017,  |