PopMatters' 70 Best Albums of 2018
Gregory Alan Isakov - Evening Machines (Dualtone) Gregory Alan Isakov turned to night's darkness as the inspiration for his October release, Evening...
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #2 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #3 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #4 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | soil | serpentwithfeet | Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | All That Must Be | George FitzGerald | Mar-09-2018, Deep House |
| #7 | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Deafheaven | Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze |
| #8 | Power | Lotic | Jul-13-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #9 | Room 25 | noname | Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #10 | Kingdoms in Colour | Maribou State | Sep-07-2018, Downtempo |
| #11 | Honey | Robyn | Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #12 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #13 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #14 | Empress | RAY BLK | Oct-26-2018, Pop Soul |
| #15 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #16 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #17 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #18 | Persona | Rival Consoles | Apr-13-2018, Microhouse |
| #19 | Young Sick Camellia | St. Paul & The Broken Bones | Sep-07-2018, Soul |
| #20 | New Bodies | Tangents | Jun-15-2018, Jazz Fusion |
| #21 | Queen of Golden Dogs | Vessel | Nov-09-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #22 | Double Negative | Low | Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #23 | MITH | Lonnie Holley | Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #25 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #27 | Boygenius | boygenius | Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Konoyo | Tim Hecker | Sep-28-2018, Ambient |
| #29 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #30 | Last Night | Benin City | Apr-06-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #31 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #32 | Years | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Apr-06-2018, Alt-Country |
| #33 | See You Around | I'm With Her | Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #34 | 7 | Beach House | May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #35 | Bodied | Ital Tek | Sep-07-2018, IDM |
| #36 | Irisiri | Eartheater | Jun-08-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #37 | Interstate Gospel | Pistol Annies, Miranda Lambert | Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #38 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #39 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #40 | Lost & Found | Jorja Smith | Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #41 | Ultraviolet | Kelly Moran | Nov-02-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #42 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #43 | Ten Fables of Young Ambition and Passionate Love | St. Lenox | Sep-28-2018, |
| #44 | Elysia Crampton | Elysia Crampton | Apr-27-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #45 | Love Is Dead | CHVRCHES | May-25-2018, Synthpop |
| #46 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #47 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #48 | Closer Apart | Okzharp, Manthe Ribane | Jul-06-2018, UK Bass |
| #49 | Fenfo (Something to Say) | Fatoumata Diawara | May-25-2018, Wassoulou |
| #50 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Album, Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #2 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #3 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #4 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | soil | serpentwithfeet | Album, Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | All That Must Be | George FitzGerald | Album, Mar-09-2018, Deep House |
| #7 | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Deafheaven | Album, Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze |
| #8 | Power | Lotic | Album, Jul-13-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #9 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #10 | Kingdoms in Colour | Maribou State | Album, Sep-07-2018, Downtempo |
| #11 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #12 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #13 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #14 | Empress | RAY BLK | Album, Oct-26-2018, Pop Soul |
| #15 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #16 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Album, Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #17 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #18 | Persona | Rival Consoles | Album, Apr-13-2018, Microhouse |
| #19 | Young Sick Camellia | St. Paul & The Broken Bones | Album, Sep-07-2018, Soul |
| #20 | New Bodies | Tangents | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jazz Fusion |
| #21 | Queen of Golden Dogs | Vessel | Album, Nov-09-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #22 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #23 | MITH | Lonnie Holley | Album, Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #25 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #27 | Boygenius | boygenius | EP, Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Konoyo | Tim Hecker | Album, Sep-28-2018, Ambient |
| #29 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #30 | Last Night | Benin City | Album, Apr-06-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #31 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #32 | Years | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Album, Apr-06-2018, Alt-Country |
| #33 | See You Around | I'm With Her | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #34 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #35 | Bodied | Ital Tek | Album, Sep-07-2018, IDM |
| #36 | Irisiri | Eartheater | Album, Jun-08-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #37 | Interstate Gospel | Pistol AnniesMiranda Lambert | Album, Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #38 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #39 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #40 | Lost & Found | Jorja Smith | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #41 | Ultraviolet | Kelly Moran | Album, Nov-02-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #42 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #43 | Ten Fables of Young Ambition and Passionate Love | St. Lenox | Album, Sep-28-2018, |
| #44 | Elysia Crampton | Elysia Crampton | Album, Apr-27-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #45 | Love Is Dead | CHVRCHES | Album, May-25-2018, Synthpop |
| #46 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #47 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | Album, May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #48 | Closer Apart | OkzharpManthe Ribane | Album, Jul-06-2018, UK Bass |
| #49 | Fenfo (Something to Say) | Fatoumata Diawara | Album, May-25-2018, Wassoulou |
| #50 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |