MOJO's Best Albums of 2018

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# 1

Heaven and Earth by Kamasi Washington

Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Spiritual Jazz

# 2

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys

Album • May 11 / 2018

# 3

Hope Downs by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Jangle Pop Indie Rock

# 4

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

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

# 5

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 6

Joy as an Act of Resistance. by IDLES

Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Post-Punk Post-Hardcore

# 7

Deafman Glance by Ryley Walker

Album • May 18 / 2018 Psychedelic Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 8

Tell Me How You Really Feel by Courtney Barnett

Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 9

And Nothing Hurt by Spiritualized

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock

# 10

All Nerve by The Breeders

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Alternative Rock

# 11

Fenfo (Something to Say) by Fatoumata Diawara

Album • May 25 / 2018 Wassoulou

# 12

DAYTONA by Pusha T

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

# 13

Bottle It In by Kurt Vile

Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 14

True Meanings by Paul Weller

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 15

Record by Tracey Thorn

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Synthpop Alternative Dance New Wave

# 16

Elephants on Acid by Cypress Hill

Album • Sep 28 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 17

World’s Strongest Man by Gaz Coombes

Album • May 04 / 2018 Art Rock Indie Rock

# 18

Cocoa Sugar by Young Fathers

Album • Mar 09 / 2018 Indietronica Neo-Soul

# 19

Double Negative by Low

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Ambient Pop Glitch Pop

# 20

I'm All Ears by Let's Eat Grandma

Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Art Pop Synthpop Electropop

# 21

Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts

Album • May 18 / 2018

# 22

Open Here by Field Music

Album • Feb 02 / 2018 Progressive Pop Chamber Pop

# 23

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 24

Smote Reverser by Thee Oh Sees

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Psychedelic Rock

# 25

Wanderer by Cat Power

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 26

Look Now by Elvis Costello & The Imposters

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

# 27

Egypt Station by Paul McCartney

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Pop Rock

# 28

Rebound by Eleanor Friedberger

Album • May 04 / 2018 Indie Pop

# 29

Le Kov by Gwenno

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Pop Art Pop Indietronica

# 30

Con Todo El Mundo by Khruangbin

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Psychedelic Rock

# 31

Hunter by Anna Calvi

Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Art Rock

# 32

Babelsberg by Gruff Rhys

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Baroque Pop Indie Pop

# 33

The Prodigal Son by Ry Cooder

Album • May 11 / 2018 Americana

# 34

Insecure Men by Insecure Men

Album • Feb 23 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia

# 35

The Blue Hour by The London Suede

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Alternative Rock Art Rock

# 36

The Sciences by Sleep

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Stoner Metal Doom Metal

# 37

We're Not Talking by The Goon Sax

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Indie Pop

# 38

Freedom's Goblin by Ty Segall

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Garage Rock Glam Rock Psychedelic Rock

# 39

Sparkle Hard by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 40

There Is a Place by Maisha

Album • Nov 09 / 2018 Spiritual Jazz

# 41

13 Rivers by Richard Thompson

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 42

Piano & a Microphone 1983 by Prince

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Soul

# 43

Chris Carter's Chemistry Lessons Volume One. 1 Coursework by Chris Carter

EP • Mar 30 / 2018

# 44

There’s A Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo

Album • Mar 16 / 2018 Ambient Pop Indie Rock

# 45

The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs by Wye Oak

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Indie Pop

# 46

Alive in the East? by Binker and Moses

Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Spiritual Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz

# 47

Temet by Imarhan

Album • Feb 23 / 2018 Tishoumaren

# 48

C’est La Vie by Phosphorescent

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Americana

# 49

The Art Of Pretending To Swim by Villagers

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Indie Pop Indie Folk

# 50

Microshift by Hookworms

Album • Feb 02 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia