Rolling Stone's 20 Best Pop Albums of 2018

Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Robyn, Lady Gaga and more of the year in pop music hooks.

Published: December 14, 2018 17:42 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Camila Camila Cabello Jan-12-2018, Pop
#2 Sweetener Ariana Grande Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B
#3 A Star Is Born Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper Oct-05-2018, Film Soundtrack
#4 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#5 Dancing Queen Cher Sep-28-2018, Europop
#6 Expectations Hayley Kiyoko Mar-30-2018, Electropop
#7 Bloom Troye Sivan Aug-31-2018, Electropop
#8 Caution Mariah Carey Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B
#9 Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes May-25-2018, Pop
#10 Make My Bed King Princess Jun-15-2018, Alt-Pop
#11 Golden Kylie Minogue Apr-06-2018, Dance-Pop
#12 Sway Tove Styrke May-04-2018, Electropop
#13 Love Yourself 轉 'Tear' BTS May-18-2018, K-Pop
#14 Phoenix Rita Ora Nov-23-2018, Electropop
#15 Voicenotes Charlie Puth May-11-2018, Contemporary R&B
#16 The Pains Of Growing Alessia Cara Nov-30-2018, Contemporary R&B
#17 Liberation Christina Aguilera Jun-15-2018, Contemporary R&B
#18 Speak Your Mind Anne-Marie Apr-27-2018, Electropop
#19 Walls Barbra Streisand Nov-02-2018,
#20 A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships The 1975 Nov-30-2018, Art Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Camila | Camila Cabello | Album, Jan-12-2018, Pop |
| #2 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | A Star Is Born | Lady GagaBradley Cooper | Album, Oct-05-2018, Film Soundtrack |
| #4 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | Dancing Queen | Cher | Album, Sep-28-2018, Europop |
| #6 | Expectations | Hayley Kiyoko | Album, Mar-30-2018, Electropop |
| #7 | Bloom | Troye Sivan | Album, Aug-31-2018, Electropop |
| #8 | Caution | Mariah Carey | Album, Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #9 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | Album, May-25-2018, Pop |
| #10 | Make My Bed | King Princess | EP, Jun-15-2018, Alt-Pop |
| #11 | Golden | Kylie Minogue | Album, Apr-06-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #12 | Sway | Tove Styrke | Album, May-04-2018, Electropop |
| #13 | Love Yourself 轉 'Tear' | BTS | Album, May-18-2018, K-Pop |
| #14 | Phoenix | Rita Ora | Album, Nov-23-2018, Electropop |
| #15 | Voicenotes | Charlie Puth | Album, May-11-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #16 | The Pains Of Growing | Alessia Cara | Album, Nov-30-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #17 | Liberation | Christina Aguilera | Album, Jun-15-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #18 | Speak Your Mind | Anne-Marie | Album, Apr-27-2018, Electropop |
| #19 | Walls | Barbra Streisand | Album, Nov-02-2018,  |
| #20 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships | The 1975 | Album, Nov-30-2018, Art Pop |