Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2018

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Published: December 17, 2018 00:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Eat the Elephant A Perfect Circle Apr-20-2018, Alternative Rock
#2 Songs of Praise shame Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk
#3 And Nothing Hurt Spiritualized Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#4 Double Negative Low Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop
#5 Psychic Data TVAM Oct-19-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#6 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Arctic Monkeys May-11-2018,
#7 Ultraviolet Kelly Moran Nov-02-2018, Post-Minimalism
#8 BASIC VOLUME Gaika Jul-27-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#9 Joy as an Act of Resistance. IDLES Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk
#10 The Blue Hour The London Suede Sep-21-2018, Alternative Rock
#11 Phantasmagoria Vol. 1 Kan Wakan Aug-31-2018,
#12 Cocoa Sugar Young Fathers Mar-09-2018, Indietronica
#13 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#14 Confident Music for Confident People Confidence Man Apr-13-2018, Nu-Disco
#15 A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships The 1975 Nov-30-2018, Art Pop
#16 Sir Fischerspooner Feb-16-2018, Electroclash
#17 All Nerve The Breeders Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock
#18 Time Louis Cole Aug-10-2018, Synth Funk
#19 Move Through The Dawn The Coral Aug-17-2018, Indie Rock
#20 A Humdrum Star GoGo Penguin Feb-09-2018, Nu Jazz
#21 Masana Temples Kikagaku Moyo Oct-05-2018, Psychedelic Rock
#22 OtherWorld Mart Avi Oct-19-2018, Art Pop
#23 Transangelic Exodus Ezra Furman Feb-09-2018, Indie Rock
#24 Jassbusters Connan Mockasin Oct-12-2018, Spoken Word
#25 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#26 Constant Image Flasher Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock
#27 Simulation Theory Muse Nov-09-2018, Pop Rock
#28 Boarding House Reach Jack White Mar-23-2018, Blues Rock
#29 Titles With The Word Fountain Liars Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock
#30 Lower East Suite Part Three Onyx Collective Jun-15-2018, Avant-Garde Jazz
#31 для FOR Kate NV Jun-22-2018, Progressive Electronic
#32 The Dog and the Future Agar Agar Sep-28-2018, Art Pop
#33 so sad so sexy Lykke Li Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B
#34 Room Inside the World Ought Feb-16-2018, Post-Punk
#35 The Right Time Ural Thomas & the Pain Sep-28-2018, Soul
#36 Lewsberg Lewsberg Feb-01-2019, Indie Rock
#37 Singularity Jon Hopkins May-04-2018, Tech House
#38 Merrie Land The Good, the Bad & the Queen Nov-16-2018, Art Rock
#39 The Much Much How How and I Cosmo Sheldrake Apr-06-2018, Art Pop
#41 Silver Dollar Moment The Orielles Feb-16-2018, Indie Pop
#42 Freedom's Goblin Ty Segall Jan-26-2018, Garage Rock
#43 (One) (Two) (Kung Fu!) Boy Azooga Jun-08-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#44 Konoyo Tim Hecker Sep-28-2018, Ambient
#45 Felt SUUNS Mar-02-2018, Experimental Rock
#46 The Sciences Sleep Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal
#47 New Hymn to Freedom Szun Waves Aug-31-2018, Nu Jazz
#48 One Eye Sees Red Lonker See Apr-05-2018, Space Rock
#49 >>> Beak> Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock
#50 I've Tortured You Long Enough Mass Gothic Aug-31-2018, Indie Rock
#51 King of Cowards Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Sep-28-2018, Stoner Metal
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Eat the Elephant | A Perfect Circle | Album, Apr-20-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #2 | Songs of Praise | shame | Album, Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #3 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #4 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #5 | Psychic Data | TVAM | Album, Oct-19-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #6 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018,  |
| #7 | Ultraviolet | Kelly Moran | Album, Nov-02-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #8 | BASIC VOLUME | Gaika | Album, Jul-27-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #9 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #10 | The Blue Hour | The London Suede | Album, Sep-21-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #11 | Phantasmagoria Vol. 1 | Kan Wakan | Album, Aug-31-2018,  |
| #12 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Album, Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #13 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #14 | Confident Music for Confident People | Confidence Man | Album, Apr-13-2018, Nu-Disco |
| #15 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships | The 1975 | Album, Nov-30-2018, Art Pop |
| #16 | Sir | Fischerspooner | Album, Feb-16-2018, Electroclash |
| #17 | All Nerve | The Breeders | Album, Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #18 | Time | Louis Cole | Album, Aug-10-2018, Synth Funk |
| #19 | Move Through The Dawn | The Coral | Album, Aug-17-2018, Indie Rock |
| #20 | A Humdrum Star | GoGo Penguin | Album, Feb-09-2018, Nu Jazz |
| #21 | Masana Temples | Kikagaku Moyo | Album, Oct-05-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #22 | OtherWorld | Mart Avi | Album, Oct-19-2018, Art Pop |
| #23 | Transangelic Exodus | Ezra Furman | Album, Feb-09-2018, Indie Rock |
| #24 | Jassbusters | Connan Mockasin | Album, Oct-12-2018, Spoken Word |
| #25 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #26 | Constant Image | Flasher | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Simulation Theory | Muse | Album, Nov-09-2018, Pop Rock |
| #28 | Boarding House Reach | Jack White | Album, Mar-23-2018, Blues Rock |
| #29 | Titles With The Word Fountain | Liars | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #30 | Lower East Suite Part Three | Onyx Collective | Album, Jun-15-2018, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #31 | для FOR | Kate NV | Album, Jun-22-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #32 | The Dog and the Future | Agar Agar | Album, Sep-28-2018, Art Pop |
| #33 | so sad so sexy | Lykke Li | Album, Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #34 | Room Inside the World | Ought | Album, Feb-16-2018, Post-Punk |
| #35 | The Right Time | Ural Thomas & the Pain | Album, Sep-28-2018, Soul |
| #36 | Lewsberg | Lewsberg | Album, Feb-01-2019, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | Album, May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #38 | Merrie Land | The Good, the Bad & the Queen | Album, Nov-16-2018, Art Rock |
| #39 | The Much Much How How and I | Cosmo Sheldrake | Album, Apr-06-2018, Art Pop |
| #41 | Silver Dollar Moment | The Orielles | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Pop |
| #42 | Freedom's Goblin | Ty Segall | Album, Jan-26-2018, Garage Rock |
| #43 | (One) (Two) (Kung Fu!) | Boy Azooga | Album, Jun-08-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #44 | Konoyo | Tim Hecker | Album, Sep-28-2018, Ambient |
| #45 | Felt | SUUNS | Album, Mar-02-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #46 | The Sciences | Sleep | Album, Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #47 | New Hymn to Freedom | Szun Waves | Album, Aug-31-2018, Nu Jazz |
| #48 | One Eye Sees Red | Lonker See | Album, Apr-05-2018, Space Rock |
| #49 | >>> | Beak> | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #50 | I've Tortured You Long Enough | Mass Gothic | Album, Aug-31-2018, Indie Rock |
| #51 | King of Cowards | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Album, Sep-28-2018, Stoner Metal |