Paste's 50 Best Albums of 2018
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Historian | Lucy Dacus | Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | May-18-2018, |
| #3 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Lush | Snail Mail | Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #7 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #8 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #9 | Double Negative | Low | Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #10 | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Hop Along | Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #12 | Songs of Praise | shame | Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #13 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #14 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #15 | I'll Be Your Girl | The Decemberists | Mar-16-2018, Indie Pop |
| #16 | Twentytwo in Blue | Sunflower Bean | Mar-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #17 | Little Dark Age | MGMT | Feb-09-2018, Synthpop |
| #18 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Honey | Robyn | Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #20 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | May-11-2018, |
| #21 | May Your Kindness Remain | Courtney Marie Andrews | Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Big Red Machine | Big Red Machine | Aug-31-2018, Art Pop |
| #23 | Look Now | Elvis Costello & The Imposters | Oct-12-2018, Pop Rock |
| #24 | Beyondless | Iceage | May-04-2018, Post-Punk |
| #25 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #26 | What a Time to Be Alive | Superchunk | Feb-16-2018, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Room Inside the World | Ought | Feb-16-2018, Post-Punk |
| #28 | How to Socialise and Make Friends | Camp Cope | Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #29 | Future Me Hates Me | The Beths | Aug-10-2018, Power Pop |
| #30 | I Need to Start a Garden | Haley Heynderickx | Mar-02-2018, Indie Folk |
| #31 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #32 | Room 25 | noname | Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #33 | She Remembers Everything | Rosanne Cash | Nov-02-2018, Americana |
| #34 | Knock Knock | DJ Koze | May-04-2018, House |
| #35 | See You Around | I'm With Her | Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #36 | MITH | Lonnie Holley | Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | New Material | Preoccupations | Mar-23-2018, Post-Punk |
| #38 | The Hex | Richard Swift | Sep-21-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #39 | The Crossing | Alejandro Escovedo | Sep-14-2018, Alt-Country |
| #40 | Ultraviolet | Kelly Moran | Nov-02-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #41 | abysskiss | Adrianne Lenker | Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Things Have Changed | Bettye LaVette | Mar-30-2018, Rhythm & Blues |
| #43 | LONER | Caroline Rose | Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #44 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #45 | Nature | Paul Kelly | Oct-12-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | C’est La Vie | Phosphorescent | Oct-05-2018, Americana |
| #47 | Constant Image | Flasher | Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #48 | Girl Going Nowhere | Ashley McBryde | Mar-30-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #49 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #50 | There’s A Riot Going On | Yo La Tengo | Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Historian | Lucy Dacus | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | Album, May-18-2018, |
| #3 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Album, Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #7 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #8 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #9 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #10 | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Hop Along | Album, Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Album, Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #12 | Songs of Praise | shame | Album, Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #13 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #14 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #15 | I'll Be Your Girl | The Decemberists | Album, Mar-16-2018, Indie Pop |
| #16 | Twentytwo in Blue | Sunflower Bean | Album, Mar-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #17 | Little Dark Age | MGMT | Album, Feb-09-2018, Synthpop |
| #18 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #20 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018, |
| #21 | May Your Kindness Remain | Courtney Marie Andrews | Album, Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Big Red Machine | Big Red Machine | Album, Aug-31-2018, Art Pop |
| #23 | Look Now | Elvis Costello & The Imposters | Album, Oct-12-2018, Pop Rock |
| #24 | Beyondless | Iceage | Album, May-04-2018, Post-Punk |
| #25 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #26 | What a Time to Be Alive | Superchunk | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Room Inside the World | Ought | Album, Feb-16-2018, Post-Punk |
| #28 | How to Socialise and Make Friends | Camp Cope | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #29 | Future Me Hates Me | The Beths | Album, Aug-10-2018, Power Pop |
| #30 | I Need to Start a Garden | Haley Heynderickx | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Folk |
| #31 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #32 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #33 | She Remembers Everything | Rosanne Cash | Album, Nov-02-2018, Americana |
| #34 | Knock Knock | DJ Koze | Album, May-04-2018, House |
| #35 | See You Around | I'm With Her | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #36 | MITH | Lonnie Holley | Album, Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | New Material | Preoccupations | Album, Mar-23-2018, Post-Punk |
| #38 | The Hex | Richard Swift | Album, Sep-21-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #39 | The Crossing | Alejandro Escovedo | Album, Sep-14-2018, Alt-Country |
| #40 | Ultraviolet | Kelly Moran | Album, Nov-02-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #41 | abysskiss | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Things Have Changed | Bettye LaVette | Album, Mar-30-2018, Rhythm & Blues |
| #43 | LONER | Caroline Rose | Album, Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #44 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #45 | Nature | Paul Kelly | Album, Oct-12-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | C’est La Vie | Phosphorescent | Album, Oct-05-2018, Americana |
| #47 | Constant Image | Flasher | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #48 | Girl Going Nowhere | Ashley McBryde | Album, Mar-30-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #49 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #50 | There’s A Riot Going On | Yo La Tengo | Album, Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop |