Passion of the Weiss's Best Albums of 2018

The annual return of objectively the best Best Albums list since 2008.

Published: December 24, 2018 10:45 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Cold Devil Drakeo the Ruler Dec-26-2017, Nervous Music
#2 2012 - 2017 Against All Logic Feb-17-2018, Deep House
#3 The Wolf of Grape Street 03 Greedo Mar-09-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#4 Veteran JPEGMAFIA Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#5 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#6 Paraffin Armand Hammer Aug-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#7 El Perro Rucci Apr-29-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#8 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#9 Still Trippin' DJ Taye Mar-02-2018, Footwork
#10 GOOD Job, You Found Me Valee Mar-02-2018, Trap
#11 Famous Cryp Blueface May-30-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#12 Insula Proc Fiskal Jun-08-2018, Grime
#13 BEASTMODE 2 Future Jul-06-2018, Trap
#14 Floating Features La Luz May-11-2018, Surf Rock
#15 Con Todo El Mundo Khruangbin Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock
#16 Everything's Fine Jean Grae, Quelle Chris Mar-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#17 Big Bossin, Vol. 2 Payroll Giovanni, Cardo Jan-26-2018, Gangsta Rap
#18 Universal Beings Makaya McCraven Oct-26-2018, Jazz Fusion
#19 Orpheus vs. the Sirens Hermit and the Recluse Aug-18-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#20 PERIOD City Girls May-11-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#21 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#22 Somewhere Decent to Live Space Afrika Mar-08-2018, Ambient Dub
#23 The Return Kamaal Williams May-25-2018, Jazz-Funk
#24 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#25 Everybody Is F.O.O.D. Conway Nov-28-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#26 Knock Knock DJ Koze May-04-2018, House
#27 Behold a Dark Horse Roc Marciano Oct-04-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#28 Jongler Pat Kalla & Le Super Mojo Nov-23-2018,
#29 Fetti Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist Oct-31-2018, Gangsta Rap
#30 Nasty Rico Nasty Jun-15-2018, Trap
#31 The Optimist Ryan Porter Feb-23-2018, Post-Bop
#32 Luca Brasi 3 Kevin Gates Sep-28-2018, Trap
#33 Sink Sudan Archives May-25-2018, Art Pop
#34 Some Rap Songs Earl Sweatshirt Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#35 Rio Grande Delroy Edwards Mar-30-2018, Outsider House
#36 Simi BlocBoy JB May-04-2018, Trap
#37 Resistance Brandon Coleman Sep-14-2018, Synth Funk
#38 Dennis 6e Serengeti Sep-10-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#39 FM! Vince Staples Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#40 Being Woke Aint Fun Chris Crack Sep-01-2018, Hip Hop
#41 Cool Side of the Pillow Henry Canyons Apr-13-2018, Jazz Rap
#42 Lala Belu Hailu Mergia Feb-23-2018, Ethio-Jazz
#43 Raw Silk Uncut Wood Laurel Halo Jul-13-2018, Ambient
#44 In A Poem Unlimited U.S. Girls Feb-16-2018, Art Pop
#45 Outside Burna Boy Jan-26-2018, Afrobeats
#46 K.O. Miss Red Jul-13-2018, Dancehall
#47 The Big Chang Theory Nef The Pharaoh Aug-10-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#48 Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes Jun-15-2018, Nu Jazz
#49 STOKELEY Ski Mask the Slump God Nov-30-2018, Trap
#50 Culture II Migos Jan-26-2018, Trap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cold Devil | Drakeo the Ruler | Album, Dec-26-2017, Nervous Music |
| #2 | 2012 - 2017 | Against All Logic | Album, Feb-17-2018, Deep House |
| #3 | The Wolf of Grape Street | 03 Greedo | Album, Mar-09-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | Veteran | JPEGMAFIA | Album, Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #6 | Paraffin | Armand Hammer | Album, Aug-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #7 | El Perro | Rucci | Album, Apr-29-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #8 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #9 | Still Trippin' | DJ Taye | Album, Mar-02-2018, Footwork |
| #10 | GOOD Job, You Found Me | Valee | EP, Mar-02-2018, Trap |
| #11 | Famous Cryp | Blueface | Album, May-30-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | Insula | Proc Fiskal | Album, Jun-08-2018, Grime |
| #13 | BEASTMODE 2 | Future | Album, Jul-06-2018, Trap |
| #14 | Floating Features | La Luz | Album, May-11-2018, Surf Rock |
| #15 | Con Todo El Mundo | Khruangbin | Album, Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #16 | Everything's Fine | Jean GraeQuelle Chris | Album, Mar-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #17 | Big Bossin, Vol. 2 | Payroll GiovanniCardo | Album, Jan-26-2018, Gangsta Rap |
| #18 | Universal Beings | Makaya McCraven | Album, Oct-26-2018, Jazz Fusion |
| #19 | Orpheus vs. the Sirens | Hermit and the Recluse | Album, Aug-18-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #20 | PERIOD | City Girls | Album, May-11-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #21 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #22 | Somewhere Decent to Live | Space Afrika | Album, Mar-08-2018, Ambient Dub |
| #23 | The Return | Kamaal Williams | Album, May-25-2018, Jazz-Funk |
| #24 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #25 | Everybody Is F.O.O.D. | Conway | Album, Nov-28-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #26 | Knock Knock | DJ Koze | Album, May-04-2018, House |
| #27 | Behold a Dark Horse | Roc Marciano | Album, Oct-04-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #28 | Jongler | Pat Kalla & Le Super Mojo | Album, Nov-23-2018,  |
| #29 | Fetti | Curren$yFreddie GibbsThe Alchemist | Album, Oct-31-2018, Gangsta Rap |
| #30 | Nasty | Rico Nasty | Album, Jun-15-2018, Trap |
| #31 | The Optimist | Ryan Porter | Album, Feb-23-2018, Post-Bop |
| #32 | Luca Brasi 3 | Kevin Gates | Album, Sep-28-2018, Trap |
| #33 | Sink | Sudan Archives | EP, May-25-2018, Art Pop |
| #34 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #35 | Rio Grande | Delroy Edwards | Album, Mar-30-2018, Outsider House |
| #36 | Simi | BlocBoy JB | Album, May-04-2018, Trap |
| #37 | Resistance | Brandon Coleman | Album, Sep-14-2018, Synth Funk |
| #38 | Dennis 6e | Serengeti | Album, Sep-10-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #39 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #40 | Being Woke Aint Fun | Chris Crack | Album, Sep-01-2018, Hip Hop |
| #41 | Cool Side of the Pillow | Henry Canyons | Album, Apr-13-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #42 | Lala Belu | Hailu Mergia | Album, Feb-23-2018, Ethio-Jazz |
| #43 | Raw Silk Uncut Wood | Laurel Halo | Album, Jul-13-2018, Ambient |
| #44 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #45 | Outside | Burna Boy | Album, Jan-26-2018, Afrobeats |
| #46 | K.O. | Miss Red | Album, Jul-13-2018, Dancehall |
| #47 | The Big Chang Theory | Nef The Pharaoh | Album, Aug-10-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #48 | Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar | Sam GendelSam Wilkes | Album, Jun-15-2018, Nu Jazz |
| #49 | STOKELEY | Ski Mask the Slump God | Album, Nov-30-2018, Trap |
| #50 | Culture II | Migos | Album, Jan-26-2018, Trap |