Rough Trade's Albums of the Year 2018
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Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Songs of Praise | shame | Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #2 | Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell | Everything Is Recorded | Feb-16-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #4 | Con Todo El Mundo | Khruangbin | Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #5 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #6 | Minus | Daniel Blumberg | May-04-2018, Art Rock |
| #7 | Goat Girl | Goat Girl | Apr-06-2018, Punk Blues |
| #8 | Innerland | Mark Peters | Apr-20-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #9 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Smote Reverser | Thee Oh Sees | Aug-17-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #11 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #12 | Endless Scroll | BODEGA | Jul-06-2018, Art Punk |
| #13 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #15 | Nothing Is Still | Leon Vynehall | Jun-15-2018, Ambient |
| #16 | Silver Dollar Moment | The Orielles | Feb-16-2018, Indie Pop |
| #17 | Dance Music | Mastersystem | Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | LUMP | LUMP, Laura Marling, Mike Lindsay | Jun-01-2018, Folktronica |
| #20 | Superorganism | Superorganism | Mar-02-2018, Indietronica |
| #21 | Marauder | Interpol | Aug-24-2018, Post-Punk Revival |
| #22 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #23 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #24 | Fenfo (Something to Say) | Fatoumata Diawara | May-25-2018, Wassoulou |
| #25 | LONER | Caroline Rose | Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #26 | Love Is Magic | John Grant | Oct-12-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #28 | Song for Alpha | Daniel Avery | Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #29 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | The Straight Hits! | Josh T. Pearson | Apr-13-2018, Indie Rock |
| #31 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #32 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #33 | Physical | Gabe Gurnsey | Aug-03-2018, Minimal Synth |
| #34 | Le Kov | Gwenno | Mar-02-2018, Indie Pop |
| #35 | abysskiss | Adrianne Lenker | Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #36 | Confident Music for Confident People | Confidence Man | Apr-13-2018, Nu-Disco |
| #37 | Hunter | Anna Calvi | Aug-31-2018, Art Rock |
| #38 | Dream Wife | Dream Wife | Jan-26-2018, Riot Grrrl |
| #39 | Jassbusters | Connan Mockasin | Oct-12-2018, Spoken Word |
| #40 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | May-18-2018, |
| #41 | Resistance is Futile | Manic Street Preachers | Apr-13-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #42 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #43 | No Shame | Lily Allen | Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #44 | C’est La Vie | Phosphorescent | Oct-05-2018, Americana |
| #45 | re:member | Ólafur Arnalds | Aug-24-2018, Ambient |
| #46 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #47 | Mattiel | Mattiel | Sep-22-2017, Indie Rock |
| #48 | Marble Skies | Django Django | Jan-26-2018, Indie Pop |
| #49 | Apricot Princess | Rex Orange County | Apr-26-2017, Bedroom Pop |
| #50 | Double Negative | Low | Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #51 | Aaarth | The Joy Formidable | Sep-28-2018, Alternative Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Songs of Praise | shame | Album, Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #2 | Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell | Everything Is Recorded | Album, Feb-16-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #4 | Con Todo El Mundo | Khruangbin | Album, Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #5 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #6 | Minus | Daniel Blumberg | Album, May-04-2018, Art Rock |
| #7 | Goat Girl | Goat Girl | Album, Apr-06-2018, Punk Blues |
| #8 | Innerland | Mark Peters | Album, Apr-20-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #9 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Smote Reverser | Thee Oh Sees | Album, Aug-17-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #11 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #12 | Endless Scroll | BODEGA | Album, Jul-06-2018, Art Punk |
| #13 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Album, Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #15 | Nothing Is Still | Leon Vynehall | Album, Jun-15-2018, Ambient |
| #16 | Silver Dollar Moment | The Orielles | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Pop |
| #17 | Dance Music | Mastersystem | Album, Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | LUMP | LUMPLaura MarlingMike Lindsay | Album, Jun-01-2018, Folktronica |
| #20 | Superorganism | Superorganism | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indietronica |
| #21 | Marauder | Interpol | Album, Aug-24-2018, Post-Punk Revival |
| #22 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #23 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #24 | Fenfo (Something to Say) | Fatoumata Diawara | Album, May-25-2018, Wassoulou |
| #25 | LONER | Caroline Rose | Album, Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #26 | Love Is Magic | John Grant | Album, Oct-12-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Album, Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #28 | Song for Alpha | Daniel Avery | Album, Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #29 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | The Straight Hits! | Josh T. Pearson | Album, Apr-13-2018, Indie Rock |
| #31 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #32 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #33 | Physical | Gabe Gurnsey | Album, Aug-03-2018, Minimal Synth |
| #34 | Le Kov | Gwenno | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Pop |
| #35 | abysskiss | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #36 | Confident Music for Confident People | Confidence Man | Album, Apr-13-2018, Nu-Disco |
| #37 | Hunter | Anna Calvi | Album, Aug-31-2018, Art Rock |
| #38 | Dream Wife | Dream Wife | Album, Jan-26-2018, Riot Grrrl |
| #39 | Jassbusters | Connan Mockasin | Album, Oct-12-2018, Spoken Word |
| #40 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | Album, May-18-2018, |
| #41 | Resistance is Futile | Manic Street Preachers | Album, Apr-13-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #42 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Album, Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #43 | No Shame | Lily Allen | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #44 | C’est La Vie | Phosphorescent | Album, Oct-05-2018, Americana |
| #45 | re:member | Ólafur Arnalds | Album, Aug-24-2018, Ambient |
| #46 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #47 | Mattiel | Mattiel | Album, Sep-22-2017, Indie Rock |
| #48 | Marble Skies | Django Django | Album, Jan-26-2018, Indie Pop |
| #49 | Apricot Princess | Rex Orange County | Album, Apr-26-2017, Bedroom Pop |
| #50 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #51 | Aaarth | The Joy Formidable | Album, Sep-28-2018, Alternative Rock |