Flavorwire's 25 Best Albums of 2018

The music industry has suffered from the splintering of the monoculture for years, but 2018 was especially slow in terms of hits from world-conquering pop stars. Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Cardi B all released albums, sure, but they served more as…

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Isolation Kali Uchis Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul
#2 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#3 In A Poem Unlimited U.S. Girls Feb-16-2018, Art Pop
#4 Sweetener Ariana Grande Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B
#5 Wide Awake! Parquet Courts May-18-2018,
#6 Virtue The Voidz Mar-30-2018, Art Rock
#7 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#8 Beyondless Iceage May-04-2018, Post-Punk
#9 7 Beach House May-11-2018, Dream Pop
#10 Chris Christine and the Queens Sep-21-2018, Synthpop
#11 Freedom Amen Dunes Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#12 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#13 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#14 Whack World Tierra Whack May-30-2018, Pop Rap
#15 OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES SOPHIE Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass
#16 K.T.S.E. Teyana Taylor Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B
#17 New Material Preoccupations Mar-23-2018, Post-Punk
#18 El Mal Querer ROSALÍA Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop
#19 Hive Mind The Internet Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul
#20 ZEBRA Arp Jun-22-2018, Ambient
#21 Constant Image Flasher Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock
#22 God's Favorite Customer Father John Misty Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#23 Floating Features La Luz May-11-2018, Surf Rock
#24 Us Empress Of Oct-19-2018, Synthpop
#25 Clean Soccer Mommy Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #2 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #3 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #4 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | Album, May-18-2018,  |
| #6 | Virtue | The Voidz | Album, Mar-30-2018, Art Rock |
| #7 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #8 | Beyondless | Iceage | Album, May-04-2018, Post-Punk |
| #9 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #10 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #11 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Album, Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #12 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #13 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #14 | Whack World | Tierra Whack | Album, May-30-2018, Pop Rap |
| #15 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #16 | K.T.S.E. | Teyana Taylor | Album, Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #17 | New Material | Preoccupations | Album, Mar-23-2018, Post-Punk |
| #18 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Album, Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #19 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #20 | ZEBRA | Arp | Album, Jun-22-2018, Ambient |
| #21 | Constant Image | Flasher | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #22 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Floating Features | La Luz | Album, May-11-2018, Surf Rock |
| #24 | Us | Empress Of | Album, Oct-19-2018, Synthpop |
| #25 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Album, Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |