PopMatters' Best Pop Albums of 2018

Lake Street Dive - Free Yourself Up (Nonesuch)Over the years, Lake Street Dive has taken their jazzy, retro-soul sound and given it a bit more punch...

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Isolation Kali Uchis Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul
#2 Bloom Troye Sivan Aug-31-2018, Electropop
#3 Im Dreaming Alice Ivy Feb-09-2018, Downtempo
#4 Indigo Wild Nothing Aug-31-2018, Dream Pop
#5 Relax Kassin Mar-30-2018, MPB
#6 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#7 Confident Music for Confident People Confidence Man Apr-13-2018, Nu-Disco
#8 Bn Colouring Jun-22-2018, Indie Rock
#9 AM Waves Young Gun Silver Fox May-25-2018, Yacht Rock
#10 Free Yourself Up Lake Street Dive May-04-2018, Pop Soul
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #2 | Bloom | Troye Sivan | Album, Aug-31-2018, Electropop |
| #3 | Im Dreaming | Alice Ivy | Album, Feb-09-2018, Downtempo |
| #4 | Indigo | Wild Nothing | Album, Aug-31-2018, Dream Pop |
| #5 | Relax | Kassin | Album, Mar-30-2018, MPB |
| #6 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | Confident Music for Confident People | Confidence Man | Album, Apr-13-2018, Nu-Disco |
| #8 | Bn | Colouring | EP, Jun-22-2018, Indie Rock |
| #9 | AM Waves | Young Gun Silver Fox | Album, May-25-2018, Yacht Rock |
| #10 | Free Yourself Up | Lake Street Dive | Album, May-04-2018, Pop Soul |