PopMatters' 50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far

Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet: LandfallLandfall is an album as much as it is a documentation of devastation and loss.

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Encore Anderson East Jan-12-2018, Blue-Eyed Soul
#2 The Invisible Comes to Us Anna & Elizabeth Mar-30-2018, Appalachian Folk Music
#3 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Arctic Monkeys May-11-2018,
#4 Last Night Benin City Apr-06-2018, Alternative R&B
#5 After Bach Brad Mehldau Mar-09-2018, Third Stream
#6 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#7 Song for Alpha Daniel Avery Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno
#8 Extralife Darlingside Feb-23-2018, Indie Folk
#9 Irisiri Eartheater Jun-08-2018, Post-Industrial
#10 God's Favorite Customer Father John Misty Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#11 Fenfo (Something to Say) Fatoumata Diawara May-25-2018, Wassoulou
#12 Constant Image Flasher Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock
#13 Kazuashita Gang Gang Dance Jun-22-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#14 Rausch GAS May-18-2018, Ambient Techno
#15 All That Must Be George FitzGerald Mar-09-2018, Deep House
#16 Prequelle Ghost Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock
#17 Grid of Points Grouper Apr-27-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#18 Lavender Half Waif Apr-27-2018, Art Pop
#19 The Red Notes Hieroglyphic Being Mar-09-2018, Acid House
#20 See You Around I'm With Her Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk
#21 Beyondless Iceage May-04-2018, Post-Punk
#22 The Pool Jazzanova Jun-29-2018, Nu Jazz
#23 POST- Jeff Rosenstock Jan-02-2018, Power Pop
#24 Singularity Jon Hopkins May-04-2018, Tech House
#25 Lost & Found Jorja Smith Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B
#26 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#27 Childqueen Kadhja Bonet Jun-08-2018, Psychedelic Soul
#28 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#29 Desolation Khemmis Jun-22-2018, Doom Metal
#30 KIDS SEE GHOSTS KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Kanye West, Kid Cudi Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap
#31 Full Circle Nightmare Kyle Craft Feb-02-2018, Glam Rock
#32 Landfall Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet Feb-16-2018, Modern Classical
#33 Nothing Is Still Leon Vynehall Jun-15-2018, Ambient
#34 Rifles and Rosary Beads Mary Gauthier Jan-26-2018, Americana
#35 Culture II Migos Jan-26-2018, Trap
#36 All Melody Nils Frahm Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism
#37 Persona Rival Consoles Apr-13-2018, Microhouse
#38 CARE FOR ME Saba Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#39 Free for All Sami Baha Jun-01-2018, UK Bass
#40 Deeper Woods Sarah Louise May-11-2018, Contemporary Folk
#41 Years Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Apr-06-2018, Alt-Country
#42 soil serpentwithfeet Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B
#43 Black Times Seun Kuti, Egypt 80' Mar-02-2018, Afrobeat
#44 New Bodies Tangents Jun-15-2018, Jazz Fusion
#45 All Nerve The Breeders Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock
#46 Geography Tom Misch Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul
#47 In A Poem Unlimited U.S. Girls Feb-16-2018, Art Pop
#48 Voices Fall From the Sky William Parker Jun-15-2018, Avant-Garde Jazz
#49 Flower of Sulphur YOSHIMIO, Susie Ibarra, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe Feb-23-2018, Free Improvisation
#50 Cocoa Sugar Young Fathers Mar-09-2018, Indietronica
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Encore | Anderson East | Album, Jan-12-2018, Blue-Eyed Soul |
| #2 | The Invisible Comes to Us | Anna & Elizabeth | Album, Mar-30-2018, Appalachian Folk Music |
| #3 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018,  |
| #4 | Last Night | Benin City | Album, Apr-06-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | After Bach | Brad Mehldau | Album, Mar-09-2018, Third Stream |
| #6 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #7 | Song for Alpha | Daniel Avery | Album, Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #8 | Extralife | Darlingside | Album, Feb-23-2018, Indie Folk |
| #9 | Irisiri | Eartheater | Album, Jun-08-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #10 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Fenfo (Something to Say) | Fatoumata Diawara | Album, May-25-2018, Wassoulou |
| #12 | Constant Image | Flasher | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Kazuashita | Gang Gang Dance | Album, Jun-22-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #14 | Rausch | GAS | Album, May-18-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #15 | All That Must Be | George FitzGerald | Album, Mar-09-2018, Deep House |
| #16 | Prequelle | Ghost | Album, Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock |
| #17 | Grid of Points | Grouper | Album, Apr-27-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | Lavender | Half Waif | Album, Apr-27-2018, Art Pop |
| #19 | The Red Notes | Hieroglyphic Being | Album, Mar-09-2018, Acid House |
| #20 | See You Around | I'm With Her | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #21 | Beyondless | Iceage | Album, May-04-2018, Post-Punk |
| #22 | The Pool | Jazzanova | Album, Jun-29-2018, Nu Jazz |
| #23 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #24 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | Album, May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #25 | Lost & Found | Jorja Smith | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #26 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #27 | Childqueen | Kadhja Bonet | Album, Jun-08-2018, Psychedelic Soul |
| #28 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #29 | Desolation | Khemmis | Album, Jun-22-2018, Doom Metal |
| #30 | KIDS SEE GHOSTS | KIDS SEE GHOSTSKanye WestKid Cudi | Album, Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap |
| #31 | Full Circle Nightmare | Kyle Craft | Album, Feb-02-2018, Glam Rock |
| #32 | Landfall | Laurie AndersonKronos Quartet | Album, Feb-16-2018, Modern Classical |
| #33 | Nothing Is Still | Leon Vynehall | Album, Jun-15-2018, Ambient |
| #34 | Rifles and Rosary Beads | Mary Gauthier | Album, Jan-26-2018, Americana |
| #35 | Culture II | Migos | Album, Jan-26-2018, Trap |
| #36 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Album, Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #37 | Persona | Rival Consoles | Album, Apr-13-2018, Microhouse |
| #38 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #39 | Free for All | Sami Baha | Album, Jun-01-2018, UK Bass |
| #40 | Deeper Woods | Sarah Louise | Album, May-11-2018, Contemporary Folk |
| #41 | Years | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Album, Apr-06-2018, Alt-Country |
| #42 | soil | serpentwithfeet | Album, Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #43 | Black Times | Seun KutiEgypt 80' | Album, Mar-02-2018, Afrobeat |
| #44 | New Bodies | Tangents | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jazz Fusion |
| #45 | All Nerve | The Breeders | Album, Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #46 | Geography | Tom Misch | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #47 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #48 | Voices Fall From the Sky | William Parker | Album, Jun-15-2018, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #49 | Flower of Sulphur | YOSHIMIOSusie IbarraRobert Aiki Aubrey Lowe | Album, Feb-23-2018, Free Improvisation |
| #50 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Album, Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |