Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far

50 best albums of 2018 so far, including Janelle Monáe, Cardi B, Kacey Musgraves, Kendrick Lamar's 'Black Panther' soundtrack, J Balvin, Shawn Mendes.

Published: June 12, 2018 13:31 Source

# 1

2012 - 2017 by Against All Logic

Album • Feb 17 / 2018 Deep House

# 2

Girl Going Nowhere by Ashley McBryde

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Contemporary Country

# 3

NTS Sessions 1-4 by Autechre

Album • Apr 26 / 2018 IDM Experimental

# 4

7 by Beach House

Album • May 11 / 2018 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 5

Things Have Changed by Bettye LaVette

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Rhythm & Blues Soul

# 6

By The Way, I Forgive You by Brandi Carlile

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

# 7

Providence Canyon by Brent Cobb

Album • May 11 / 2018 Americana Neo-Traditionalist Country

# 8

Port Saint Joe by Brothers Osborne

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Contemporary Country

# 9

Camila by Camila Cabello

Album • Jan 12 / 2018 Pop Contemporary R&B

# 10

Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop

# 11

Tell Me How You Really Feel by Courtney Barnett

Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 12

Ephorize by cupcakKe

Album • Jan 05 / 2018 Trap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 13

American Utopia by David Byrne

Album • Mar 09 / 2018 Art Pop

# 14

Knock Knock by DJ Koze

Album • May 04 / 2018 House Deep House

# 15

God's Favorite Customer by Father John Misty

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 16

Rausch by GAS

Album • May 18 / 2018 Ambient Techno Ambient

# 17

I Don't Run by Hinds

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Slacker Rock

# 18

Vibras by J Balvin

Album • May 25 / 2018 Latin Pop

# 19

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

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

# 20

Whistle Down the Wind by Joan Baez

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 21

The Tree of Forgiveness by John Prine

Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 22

Firepower by Judas Priest

Album • Mar 09 / 2018 Heavy Metal

# 23

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 24

Isolation by Kali Uchis

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

# 25

Dirty Pictures (Part 2) by Low Cut Connie

Album • May 18 / 2018 Heartland Rock Garage Rock

# 26

Historian by Lucy Dacus

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 27

The Future and the Past by Natalie Prass

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Pop Soul Sophisti-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 28

Hell-On by Neko Case

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

# 29

Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts

Album • May 18 / 2018

# 30

Die Lit by Playboi Carti

Album • May 11 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop Cloud Rap

# 31

DAYTONA by Pusha T

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

# 32

SR3MM by Rae Sremmurd + Swae Lee + Slim Jxmmi

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

# 33

Shawn Mendes by Shawn Mendes

Album • May 25 / 2018 Pop

# 34

November by SiR

Album • Jan 19 / 2018 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B

# 35

The Sciences by Sleep

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Stoner Metal Doom Metal

# 36

Lush by Snail Mail

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 37

Clean by Soccer Mommy

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

# 38

Sparkle Hard by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 39

What a Time to Be Alive by Superchunk

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 40

Superorganism by Superorganism

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indietronica Neo-Psychedelia Glitch Pop

# 41

Tantabara by Tal National

Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Afro-Funk Afro-Rock

# 42

Never Stop II by The Bad Plus

Album • Aug 21 / 2019 Avant-Garde Jazz Jazz

# 43

All Nerve by The Breeders

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Alternative Rock

# 44

Record by Tracey Thorn

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Synthpop Alternative Dance New Wave

# 45

I can feel you creep into my private life by Tune-Yards

Album • Jan 19 / 2018 Art Pop Alternative Dance

# 46

Time & Space by Turnstile

Album • Feb 23 / 2018 Hardcore Punk New York Hardcore

# 47

In A Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls

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

# 48

Restoration: The Songs Of Elton John And Bernie Taupin by Various Artists

Album • Apr 06 / 2018

# 49

Black Panther The Album by Various Artists

Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Film Soundtrack West Coast Hip Hop

# 50

Last Man Standing by Willie Nelson

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Country