NZ Herald's Top 20 Albums of 2018

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Published: December 12, 2018 21:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Make Way for Love Marlon Williams Feb-16-2018, Chamber Folk
#2 Future Me Hates Me The Beths Aug-10-2018, Power Pop
#3 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#4 Sweetener Ariana Grande Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B
#5 Sex & Food Unknown Mortal Orchestra Apr-06-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#6 Black Panther The Album Various Artists Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack
#7 SASSAFRASS! Tami Neilson Jun-01-2018, Americana
#8 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#9 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#10 iridescence BROCKHAMPTON Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#11 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#12 KIDS SEE GHOSTS KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Kanye West, Kid Cudi Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap
#13 Clean Soccer Mommy Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#14 Shining Day Delaney Davidson Apr-20-2018, Alt-Country
#15 Chris Christine and the Queens Sep-21-2018, Synthpop
#16 I Don't Want: The Gold Fire Sessions Santigold Jul-27-2018, Dancehall
#17 Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#18 A Lost Light Pacific Heights Aug-31-2018,
#19 All Nerve The Breeders Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock
#20 No Tourists The Prodigy Nov-02-2018, Big Beat
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Make Way for Love | Marlon Williams | Album, Feb-16-2018, Chamber Folk |
| #2 | Future Me Hates Me | The Beths | Album, Aug-10-2018, Power Pop |
| #3 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #4 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Sex & Food | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #6 | Black Panther The Album | Various Artists | Album, Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack |
| #7 | SASSAFRASS! | Tami Neilson | Album, Jun-01-2018, Americana |
| #8 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #9 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #10 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #11 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | KIDS SEE GHOSTS | KIDS SEE GHOSTSKanye WestKid Cudi | Album, Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap |
| #13 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Album, Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Shining Day | Delaney Davidson | Album, Apr-20-2018, Alt-Country |
| #15 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #16 | I Don't Want: The Gold Fire Sessions | Santigold | Album, Jul-27-2018, Dancehall |
| #17 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #18 | A Lost Light | Pacific Heights | Album, Aug-31-2018,  |
| #19 | All Nerve | The Breeders | Album, Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #20 | No Tourists | The Prodigy | Album, Nov-02-2018, Big Beat |