DJBooth's 50 Best Hip-Hop and R&B Albums of 2018



Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 CARE FOR ME Saba Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#2 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#3 Astroworld Travis Scott Aug-03-2018, Trap
#4 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#5 No News Is Good News Phonte Mar-02-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#6 Swimming Mac Miller Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap
#7 Whack World Tierra Whack May-30-2018, Pop Rap
#8 Some Rap Songs Earl Sweatshirt Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#9 Room 25 noname Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap
#10 Die Lit Playboi Carti May-11-2018, Trap
#11 Fetti Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist Oct-31-2018, Gangsta Rap
#12 DiCaprio 2 JID Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#13 KIDS SEE GHOSTS KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Kanye West, Kid Cudi Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap
#14 Good Thing Leon Bridges May-04-2018, Neo-Soul
#15 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#16 Black Panther The Album Various Artists Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack
#17 NOIR Smino Nov-08-2018, Alternative R&B
#18 Harlan & Alondra Buddy Jul-20-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#19 Squidtastic SahBabii Aug-29-2018, Pop Rap
#20 Hive Mind The Internet Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul
#21 FM! Vince Staples Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#22 777 KEY!, Kenny Beats May-04-2018, Trap
#23 November SiR Jan-19-2018, Neo-Soul
#24 Nasty Rico Nasty Jun-15-2018, Trap
#25 QUARTERTHING Joey Purp Sep-13-2018, Pop Rap
#26 Punken Maxo Kream Jan-12-2018, Trap
#27 Supreme Blientele Westside Gunn Jun-22-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#28 Victory Lap Nipsey Hussle Feb-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#29 BEASTMODE 2 Future Jul-06-2018, Trap
#30 Harder Than Ever Lil Baby May-18-2018, Trap
#31 SPACEMAN Octavian Sep-10-2018, UK Hip Hop
#32 Everything Is Love THE CARTERS Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap
#33 East Atlanta Love Letter 6LACK Sep-14-2018, Alternative R&B
#34 In The Comfort Of Sango Mar-16-2018, Instrumental Hip Hop
#35 RR2: The Bitter Dose Roc Marciano Mar-09-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#36 Veteran JPEGMAFIA Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#37 NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES Metro Boomin Nov-02-2018, Trap
#38 Isolation Kali Uchis Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul
#39 KOD J. Cole Apr-20-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#40 TA13OO Denzel Curry Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#41 Weather or Not Evidence Jan-26-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#42 Redemption Jay Rock Jun-15-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#43 Tha Carter V Lil Wayne Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#44 Tana Talk 3 Benny the Butcher Nov-23-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#45 Dear Annie Rejjie Snow May-03-2018, Jazz Rap
#46 God Level 03 Greedo Jun-27-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#47 Behold a Dark Horse Roc Marciano Oct-04-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#48 Drip Harder Lil Baby, Gunna Oct-05-2018, Trap
#49 Scorpion Drake Jun-29-2018, Pop Rap
#50 Championships Meek Mill Nov-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #3 | Astroworld | Travis Scott | Album, Aug-03-2018, Trap |
| #4 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #5 | No News Is Good News | Phonte | Album, Mar-02-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #6 | Swimming | Mac Miller | Album, Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap |
| #7 | Whack World | Tierra Whack | Album, May-30-2018, Pop Rap |
| #8 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #9 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #10 | Die Lit | Playboi Carti | Album, May-11-2018, Trap |
| #11 | Fetti | Curren$yFreddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, Oct-31-2018, Gangsta Rap |
| #12 | DiCaprio 2 | JID | Album, Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #13 | KIDS SEE GHOSTS | KIDS SEE GHOSTSKanye WestKid Cudi | Album, Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap |
| #14 | Good Thing | Leon Bridges | Album, May-04-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #15 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #16 | Black Panther The Album | Various Artists | Album, Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack |
| #17 | NOIR | Smino | Album, Nov-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #18 | Harlan & Alondra | Buddy | Album, Jul-20-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #19 | Squidtastic | SahBabii | Album, Aug-29-2018, Pop Rap |
| #20 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #21 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #22 | 777 | KEY!Kenny Beats | Album, May-04-2018, Trap |
| #23 | November | SiR | Album, Jan-19-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #24 | Nasty | Rico Nasty | Album, Jun-15-2018, Trap |
| #25 | QUARTERTHING | Joey Purp | Album, Sep-13-2018, Pop Rap |
| #26 | Punken | Maxo Kream | Album, Jan-12-2018, Trap |
| #27 | Supreme Blientele | Westside Gunn | Album, Jun-22-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #28 | Victory Lap | Nipsey Hussle | Album, Feb-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #29 | BEASTMODE 2 | Future | Album, Jul-06-2018, Trap |
| #30 | Harder Than Ever | Lil Baby | Album, May-18-2018, Trap |
| #31 | SPACEMAN | Octavian | Album, Sep-10-2018, UK Hip Hop |
| #32 | Everything Is Love | THE CARTERS | Album, Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap |
| #33 | East Atlanta Love Letter | 6LACK | Album, Sep-14-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #34 | In The Comfort Of | Sango | Album, Mar-16-2018, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #35 | RR2: The Bitter Dose | Roc Marciano | Album, Mar-09-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #36 | Veteran | JPEGMAFIA | Album, Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #37 | NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES | Metro Boomin | Album, Nov-02-2018, Trap |
| #38 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #39 | KOD | J. Cole | Album, Apr-20-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #40 | TA13OO | Denzel Curry | Album, Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #41 | Weather or Not | Evidence | Album, Jan-26-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #42 | Redemption | Jay Rock | Album, Jun-15-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #43 | Tha Carter V | Lil Wayne | Album, Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #44 | Tana Talk 3 | Benny the Butcher | Album, Nov-23-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #45 | Dear Annie | Rejjie Snow | Album, May-03-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #46 | God Level | 03 Greedo | Album, Jun-27-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #47 | Behold a Dark Horse | Roc Marciano | Album, Oct-04-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #48 | Drip Harder | Lil BabyGunna | Album, Oct-05-2018, Trap |
| #49 | Scorpion | Drake | Album, Jun-29-2018, Pop Rap |
| #50 | Championships | Meek Mill | Album, Nov-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |