Drowned in Sound's 15 Favorite Albums of 2018

The team at DIS reveal their choices for the best albums of the year.

Published: December 08, 2018 14:12 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Double Negative Low Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop
#2 Joy as an Act of Resistance. IDLES Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk
#3 Chris Christine and the Queens Sep-21-2018, Synthpop
#4 Pastoral Gazelle Twin Sep-21-2018, Post-Industrial
#5 OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES SOPHIE Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass
#6 Hunter Anna Calvi Aug-31-2018, Art Rock
#7 Reiði Black Foxxes Mar-16-2018, Alternative Rock
#8 Love Is Dead CHVRCHES May-25-2018, Synthpop
#9 Cocoa Sugar Young Fathers Mar-09-2018, Indietronica
#10 Fixed Ideals Muncie Girls Aug-31-2018, Pop Punk
#11 Art of Doubt Metric Sep-21-2018, Indie Rock
#12 Negro Swan Blood Orange Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B
#13 The Blue Hour The London Suede Sep-21-2018, Alternative Rock
#14 Twin Fantasy Car Seat Headrest Feb-16-2018, Slacker Rock
#15 Resistance is Futile Manic Street Preachers Apr-13-2018, Alternative Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #2 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #3 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #4 | Pastoral | Gazelle Twin | Album, Sep-21-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #5 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #6 | Hunter | Anna Calvi | Album, Aug-31-2018, Art Rock |
| #7 | Reiði | Black Foxxes | Album, Mar-16-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #8 | Love Is Dead | CHVRCHES | Album, May-25-2018, Synthpop |
| #9 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Album, Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #10 | Fixed Ideals | Muncie Girls | Album, Aug-31-2018, Pop Punk |
| #11 | Art of Doubt | Metric | Album, Sep-21-2018, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #13 | The Blue Hour | The London Suede | Album, Sep-21-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | Twin Fantasy | Car Seat Headrest | Album, Feb-16-2018, Slacker Rock |
| #15 | Resistance is Futile | Manic Street Preachers | Album, Apr-13-2018, Alternative Rock |