Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2018

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Published: December 13, 2018 14:00 Source

# 1

Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop

# 2

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 3

Camila by Camila Cabello

Album • Jan 12 / 2018 Pop Contemporary R&B

# 4

Interstate Gospel by Pistol Annies + Miranda Lambert

Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Contemporary Country

# 5

Sweetener by Ariana Grande

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Electropop

# 6

Astroworld by Travis Scott

Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 7

DAYTONA by Pusha T

Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 8

A Star Is Born by Lady Gaga + Bradley Cooper

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Film Soundtrack Contemporary Country Adult Contemporary

# 9

Bottle It In by Kurt Vile

Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 10

Scorpion by Drake

Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B

# 11

Egypt Station by Paul McCartney

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Pop Rock

# 12

By The Way, I Forgive You by Brandi Carlile

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Americana Folk Rock

# 13

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Art Pop

# 14

Be the Cowboy by Mitski

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Art Pop Indie Rock

# 15

Vibras by J Balvin

Album • May 25 / 2018 Latin Pop

# 16

Clean by Soccer Mommy

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Indie Rock

# 17

Historian by Lucy Dacus

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 18

FM! by Vince Staples

Album • Nov 02 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 19

Bark Your Head Off, Dog by Hop Along

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 20

Future Me Hates Me by The Beths

Album • Aug 10 / 2018 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 21

7 by Beach House

Album • May 11 / 2018 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 22

The Tree of Forgiveness by John Prine

Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 23

In A Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop

# 24

Isolation by Kali Uchis

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B

# 25

SR3MM by Rae Sremmurd + Swae Lee + Slim Jxmmi

Album • May 04 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 26

Lush by Snail Mail

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 27

Room 25 by noname

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop

# 28

High As Hope by Florence + the Machine

Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Art Pop

# 29

What a Time to Be Alive by Superchunk

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 30

The Bluest Star by Free Cake For Every Creature

Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Twee Pop Bedroom Pop

# 31

El Mal Querer by ROSALÍA

Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Flamenco Pop Flamenco nuevo Art Pop

# 32

American Utopia by David Byrne

Album • Mar 09 / 2018 Art Pop

# 33

Hell-On by Neko Case

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country

# 34

Tell Me How You Really Feel by Courtney Barnett

Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 35

Look Now by Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Sophisti-Pop

# 36

Sparkle Hard by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 37

Whack World by Tierra Whack

Album • May 30 / 2018 Pop Rap Alternative R&B East Coast Hip Hop

# 38

Desperate Man by Eric Church

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Contemporary Country Country

# 39

Bad Witch by Nine Inch Nails

Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Experimental Rock Industrial Rock

# 40

Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts

Album • May 18 / 2018

# 41

To the Sunset by Amanda Shires

Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Alt-Country Americana

# 42

Girl Going Nowhere by Ashley McBryde

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Contemporary Country

# 43

Tha Carter V by Lil Wayne

Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Southern Hip Hop Trap Pop Rap

# 44

WARM by Jeff Tweedy

Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 45

Honey by Robyn

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Dance-Pop Electropop House

# 46

The Sciences by Sleep

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Stoner Metal Doom Metal

# 47

God's Favorite Customer by Father John Misty

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 48

Everything Is Love by THE CARTERS

Album • Jun 16 / 2018 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B

# 49

12 Little Spells by Esperanza Spalding

Album • Oct 18 / 2018 Art Pop Vocal Jazz Progressive Pop

# 50

Ephorize by cupcakKe

Album • Jan 05 / 2018 Trap Hardcore Hip Hop