Entertainment Weekly's 20 Best Albums of 2018

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# 1

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 2

Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop

# 3

Sweetener by Ariana Grande

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Electropop

# 4

Be the Cowboy by Mitski

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Art Pop Indie Rock

# 5

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys

Album • May 11 / 2018

# 6

Interstate Gospel by Pistol Annies + Miranda Lambert

Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Contemporary Country

# 7

Black Panther The Album by Various Artists

Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Film Soundtrack West Coast Hip Hop

# 8

Desperate Man by Eric Church

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Contemporary Country Country

# 9

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Art Pop

# 10

Camila by Camila Cabello

Album • Jan 12 / 2018 Pop Contemporary R&B

# 11

By The Way, I Forgive You by Brandi Carlile

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Americana Folk Rock

# 12

Hell-On by Neko Case

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country

# 13

Lush by Snail Mail

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 14

DAYTONA by Pusha T

Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 15

The Tree by Lori McKenna

Album • Jul 20 / 2018 Americana Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 16

A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships by The 1975

Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Art Pop

# 17

Isolation by Kali Uchis

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B

# 18

Negro Swan by Blood Orange

Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Alternative R&B Sophisti-Pop

# 19

Look Now by Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Sophisti-Pop

# 20

Astroworld by Travis Scott

Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop