Gothamist's Best Albums of 2018

Gothamist is a non-profit local newsroom, powered by WNYC.

Source

# 1

2012 - 2017 by Against All Logic

Album • Feb 17 / 2018 Deep House

# 2

Conexão by Amber Mark

EP • May 04 / 2018 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B

# 3

Freedom by Amen Dunes

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Singer-Songwriter

# 4

Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop

# 5

Starter Home by Doug Paisley

Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk Alt-Country

# 6

Scorpion by Drake

Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B

# 7

Some Rap Songs by Earl Sweatshirt

Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 8

Look Now by Elvis Costello & The Imposters

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

# 9

Space Gun by Guided By Voices

Album • Mar 23 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 10

The Tree of Forgiveness by John Prine

Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 11

Isolation by Kali Uchis

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

# 12

ye by Kanye West

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Pop Rap

# 13

Con Todo El Mundo by Khruangbin

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Psychedelic Rock

# 14

KIDS SEE GHOSTS by KIDS SEE GHOSTS + Kanye West + Kid Cudi

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Pop Rap Experimental Hip Hop

# 15

Bottle It In by Kurt Vile

Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 16

Historian by Lucy Dacus

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 17

Be the Cowboy by Mitski

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Art Pop Indie Rock

# 18

The Future and the Past by Natalie Prass

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Pop Soul Sophisti-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 19

Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts

Album • May 18 / 2018

# 20

DAYTONA by Pusha T

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

# 21

Crush by Ravyn Lenae

EP • Feb 09 / 2018 Neo-Soul

# 22

Hope Downs by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Jangle Pop Indie Rock

# 23

CARE FOR ME by Saba

Album • Apr 05 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 24

Lush by Snail Mail

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 25

Sparkle Hard by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 26

Everything Is Love by THE CARTERS

Album • Jun 16 / 2018 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B

# 27

Hive Mind by The Internet

Album • Jul 20 / 2018 Neo-Soul

# 28

Whack World by Tierra Whack

Album • May 30 / 2018 Pop Rap Alternative R&B East Coast Hip Hop

# 29

Astroworld by Travis Scott

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

# 30

In A Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop

# 31

Black Panther The Album by Various Artists

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

# 32

FM! by Vince Staples

Album • Nov 02 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 33

There’s A Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo

Album • Mar 16 / 2018 Ambient Pop Indie Rock