NME's Albums Of The Year 2018

After a massive year in music, NME count down the 100 greatest albums that have been released throughout 2018.

Published: December 17, 2018 12:30 Source

# 1

A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships by The 1975

Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Art Pop

# 2

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys

Album • May 11 / 2018

# 3

Joy as an Act of Resistance. by IDLES

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

# 4

Twentytwo in Blue by Sunflower Bean

Album • Mar 23 / 2018 Indie Pop Power Pop

# 5

DAYTONA by Pusha T

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

# 6

Songs of Praise by shame

Album • Jan 12 / 2018 Post-Punk Indie Rock

# 7

Isolation by Kali Uchis

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

# 8

Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop

# 9

Be the Cowboy by Mitski

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Art Pop Indie Rock

# 10

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 11

Honey by Robyn

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Dance-Pop Electropop House

# 12

Negro Swan by Blood Orange

Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Alternative R&B Sophisti-Pop

# 13

Dream Wife by Dream Wife

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Riot Grrrl Alternative Rock

# 14

Lush by Snail Mail

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 15

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

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Pop Rap Experimental Hip Hop

# 16

iridescence by BROCKHAMPTON

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 17

Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts

Album • May 18 / 2018

# 18

Hope Downs by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Jangle Pop Indie Rock

# 19

Astroworld by Travis Scott

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

# 20

Acts of Fear and Love by SOFT PLAY

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Garage Punk

# 21

Sweetener by Ariana Grande

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Electropop

# 22

Ordinary Corrupt Human Love by Deafheaven

Album • Jul 13 / 2018 Blackgaze Post-Metal

# 23

OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES by SOPHIE

Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Bubblegum Bass Deconstructed Club

# 24

Cocoa Sugar by Young Fathers

Album • Mar 09 / 2018 Indietronica Neo-Soul

# 25

¥€$ by Tommy Cash

Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Experimental Hip Hop

# 26

Bad Contestant by Matt Maltese

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 27

Singularity by Jon Hopkins

Album • May 04 / 2018 Tech House Microhouse

# 28

Transangelic Exodus by Ezra Furman

Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 29

Bloom by Troye Sivan

Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Electropop Alt-Pop

# 30

FM! by Vince Staples

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

# 31

Freedom by Amen Dunes

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

# 32

KOD by J. Cole

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop

# 33

Palo Santo by Years & Years

Album • Jul 06 / 2018 Electropop Dance-Pop

# 34

ye by Kanye West

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Pop Rap

# 35

Time & Space by Turnstile

Album • Feb 23 / 2018 Hardcore Punk New York Hardcore

# 36

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

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

# 37

Parcels by Parcels

Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Disco Nu-Disco Boogie

# 38

Swimming by Mac Miller

Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Pop Rap Alternative R&B

# 39

Clean by Soccer Mommy

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

# 40

And Nothing Hurt by Spiritualized

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock

# 41

Devotion by Tirzah

Album • Aug 10 / 2018 Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 42

Geography by Tom Misch

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Neo-Soul Jazz-Funk

# 43

Sex & Food by Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop

# 44

American Utopia by David Byrne

Album • Mar 09 / 2018 Art Pop

# 45

Proper Dose by The Story So Far

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Pop Punk Alternative Rock

# 46

God's Favorite Customer by Father John Misty

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 47

The Now Now by Gorillaz

Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Electropop Synthpop

# 48

No Tourists by The Prodigy

Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Big Beat

# 49

Dear Annie by Rejjie Snow

Album • May 03 / 2018 Jazz Rap

# 50

Boarding House Reach by Jack White

Album • Mar 23 / 2018 Blues Rock Experimental Rock Art Rock