Rolling Stone's 30 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2018

Rappers

Published: December 26, 2018 19:32 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#2 Astroworld Travis Scott Aug-03-2018, Trap
#3 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#4 Scorpion Drake Jun-29-2018, Pop Rap
#5 FM! Vince Staples Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#6 SR3MM Rae Sremmurd, Swae Lee, Slim Jxmmi May-04-2018, Trap
#7 Room 25 noname Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap
#8 Whack World Tierra Whack May-30-2018, Pop Rap
#9 Tha Carter V Lil Wayne Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#10 Everything Is Love THE CARTERS Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap
#11 Ephorize cupcakKe Jan-05-2018, Trap
#12 Some Rap Songs Earl Sweatshirt Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#13 DiCaprio 2 JID Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#14 iridescence BROCKHAMPTON Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#15 Black Panther The Album Various Artists Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack
#16 KIDS SEE GHOSTS KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Kanye West, Kid Cudi Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap
#17 CARE FOR ME Saba Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#18 Swimming Mac Miller Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap
#19 Die Lit Playboi Carti May-11-2018, Trap
#20 Veteran JPEGMAFIA Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#21 Harder Than Ever Lil Baby May-18-2018, Trap
#22 Everything's Fine Jean Grae, Quelle Chris Mar-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#23 Championships Meek Mill Nov-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#24 777 KEY!, Kenny Beats May-04-2018, Trap
#25 Culture II Migos Jan-26-2018, Trap
#26 PERIOD City Girls May-11-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#27 MUDBOY Sheck Wes Oct-05-2018, Trap
#28 Nasty Rico Nasty Jun-15-2018, Trap
#29 Behold a Dark Horse Roc Marciano Oct-04-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#30 ye Kanye West Jun-01-2018, Pop Rap
Markdown 

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #2 | Astroworld | Travis Scott | Album, Aug-03-2018, Trap |
| #3 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #4 | Scorpion | Drake | Album, Jun-29-2018, Pop Rap |
| #5 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | SR3MM | Rae SremmurdSwae LeeSlim Jxmmi | Album, May-04-2018, Trap |
| #7 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #8 | Whack World | Tierra Whack | Album, May-30-2018, Pop Rap |
| #9 | Tha Carter V | Lil Wayne | Album, Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #10 | Everything Is Love | THE CARTERS | Album, Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap |
| #11 | Ephorize | cupcakKe | Album, Jan-05-2018, Trap |
| #12 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #13 | DiCaprio 2 | JID | Album, Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #14 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #15 | Black Panther The Album | Various Artists | Album, Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack |
| #16 | KIDS SEE GHOSTS | KIDS SEE GHOSTSKanye WestKid Cudi | Album, Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap |
| #17 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #18 | Swimming | Mac Miller | Album, Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap |
| #19 | Die Lit | Playboi Carti | Album, May-11-2018, Trap |
| #20 | Veteran | JPEGMAFIA | Album, Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #21 | Harder Than Ever | Lil Baby | Album, May-18-2018, Trap |
| #22 | Everything's Fine | Jean GraeQuelle Chris | Album, Mar-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #23 | Championships | Meek Mill | Album, Nov-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #24 | 777 | KEY!Kenny Beats | Album, May-04-2018, Trap |
| #25 | Culture II | Migos | Album, Jan-26-2018, Trap |
| #26 | PERIOD | City Girls | Album, May-11-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #27 | MUDBOY | Sheck Wes | Album, Oct-05-2018, Trap |
| #28 | Nasty | Rico Nasty | Album, Jun-15-2018, Trap |
| #29 | Behold a Dark Horse | Roc Marciano | Album, Oct-04-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #30 | ye | Kanye West | Album, Jun-01-2018, Pop Rap |