Newsweek's Best Albums of 2018

As with everything else, it was a strange year in music—but also one of unpredictable and satisfying pleasures

Published: December 06, 2018 20:54 Source

# 1

Moon 2 by Ava Luna

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Art Pop

# 2

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

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Pop Rap Experimental Hip Hop

# 3

MITH by Lonnie Holley

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Soul

# 4

Little Dark Age by MGMT

Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Synthpop Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop

# 5

Piano & a Microphone 1983 by Prince

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Soul

# 6

DAYTONA by Pusha T

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

# 7

Clean by Soccer Mommy

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Indie Rock

# 8

OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES by SOPHIE

Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Bubblegum Bass Deconstructed Club

# 9

In A Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls

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

# 10

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

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Indie Pop

# 11

There’s A Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo

Album • Mar 16 / 2018 Ambient Pop Indie Rock