Refinery29's 10 Best Albums of 2018

The most interesting, most boundary-pushing, and best music of this year came from women. Even if the charts didn't reflect it.

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#2 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#3 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#4 Sweetener Ariana Grande Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B
#5 so sad so sexy Lykke Li Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B
#6 A Star Is Born Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper Oct-05-2018, Film Soundtrack
#7 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#8 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#9 By The Way, I Forgive You Brandi Carlile Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#10 Camila Camila Cabello Jan-12-2018, Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #3 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #4 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | so sad so sexy | Lykke Li | Album, Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | A Star Is Born | Lady GagaBradley Cooper | Album, Oct-05-2018, Film Soundtrack |
| #7 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #8 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #9 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Album, Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Camila | Camila Cabello | Album, Jan-12-2018, Pop |