Exclaim!'s Top 31 Albums of 2018 So Far

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Published: June 18, 2018 13:30 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 In A Poem Unlimited U.S. Girls Feb-16-2018, Art Pop
#2 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#3 KOD J. Cole Apr-20-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#4 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#5 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#6 Black Panther The Album Various Artists Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack
#7 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#8 Angels of Death Jennifer Castle May-18-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#9 7 Beach House May-11-2018, Dream Pop
#10 Clean Soccer Mommy Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#11 Twin Fantasy Car Seat Headrest Feb-16-2018, Slacker Rock
#12 Book of Ryan (Bonus Track Edition) Royce Da 5'9" May-04-2018,
#13 The Sciences Sleep Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal
#14 2012 - 2017 Against All Logic Feb-17-2018, Deep House
#15 Songs of Praise shame Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk
#16 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Arctic Monkeys May-11-2018,
#17 Isolation Kali Uchis Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul
#18 All Melody Nils Frahm Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism
#19 Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#20 Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa Jeremy Dutcher Apr-06-2018, Indigenous North American Music
#21 Bark Your Head Off, Dog Hop Along Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock
#22 Freedom Amen Dunes Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#23 Little Dark Age MGMT Feb-09-2018, Synthpop
#24 Veteran JPEGMAFIA Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#25 Vessel Frankie Cosmos Mar-30-2018, Indie Pop
#26 Knock Knock DJ Koze May-04-2018, House
#27 Now Only Mount Eerie Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk
#28 The Spark That Moves Cancer Bats Apr-20-2018, Hardcore Punk
#29 Kiss Yr Frenemies illuminati hotties May-11-2018, Indie Rock
#30 In Celebration of Us Skyzoo Feb-02-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#31 Time & Space Turnstile Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #2 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #3 | KOD | J. Cole | Album, Apr-20-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #4 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #5 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #6 | Black Panther The Album | Various Artists | Album, Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack |
| #7 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #8 | Angels of Death | Jennifer Castle | Album, May-18-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #10 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Album, Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Twin Fantasy | Car Seat Headrest | Album, Feb-16-2018, Slacker Rock |
| #12 | Book of Ryan (Bonus Track Edition) | Royce Da 5'9" | Album, May-04-2018,  |
| #13 | The Sciences | Sleep | Album, Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #14 | 2012 - 2017 | Against All Logic | Album, Feb-17-2018, Deep House |
| #15 | Songs of Praise | shame | Album, Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #16 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018,  |
| #17 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #18 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Album, Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #19 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa | Jeremy Dutcher | Album, Apr-06-2018, Indigenous North American Music |
| #21 | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Hop Along | Album, Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Album, Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #23 | Little Dark Age | MGMT | Album, Feb-09-2018, Synthpop |
| #24 | Veteran | JPEGMAFIA | Album, Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #25 | Vessel | Frankie Cosmos | Album, Mar-30-2018, Indie Pop |
| #26 | Knock Knock | DJ Koze | Album, May-04-2018, House |
| #27 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #28 | The Spark That Moves | Cancer Bats | Album, Apr-20-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #29 | Kiss Yr Frenemies | illuminati hotties | Album, May-11-2018, Indie Rock |
| #30 | In Celebration of Us | Skyzoo | Album, Feb-02-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #31 | Time & Space | Turnstile | Album, Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk |