Slant Magazine's 25 Best Albums of 2018

So many of 2018’s best albums capture the feeling of trying to keep our heads above water.

Published: December 11, 2018 13:50 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#2 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#3 KIDS SEE GHOSTS KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Kanye West, Kid Cudi Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap
#4 Bloom Troye Sivan Aug-31-2018, Electropop
#5 Hive Mind The Internet Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul
#6 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#7 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#8 2012 - 2017 Against All Logic Feb-17-2018, Deep House
#9 Dove Belly May-04-2018, Alternative Rock
#10 Knock Knock DJ Koze May-04-2018, House
#11 iridescence BROCKHAMPTON Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#12 Caution Mariah Carey Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B
#13 Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#14 FM! Vince Staples Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#15 Negro Swan Blood Orange Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B
#16 Chris Christine and the Queens Sep-21-2018, Synthpop
#17 A Productive Cough Titus Andronicus Mar-02-2018, Heartland Rock
#18 Wide Awake! Parquet Courts May-18-2018,
#19 Treehouse Sofi Tukker Apr-13-2018, Dance-Pop
#20 Sweetener Ariana Grande Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B
#21 What a Time to Be Alive Superchunk Feb-16-2018, Indie Rock
#22 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#23 Bad Witch Nine Inch Nails Jun-22-2018, Experimental Rock
#24 Twin Fantasy Car Seat Headrest Feb-16-2018, Slacker Rock
#25 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #2 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | KIDS SEE GHOSTS | KIDS SEE GHOSTSKanye WestKid Cudi | Album, Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap |
| #4 | Bloom | Troye Sivan | Album, Aug-31-2018, Electropop |
| #5 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #6 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #7 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #8 | 2012 - 2017 | Against All Logic | Album, Feb-17-2018, Deep House |
| #9 | Dove | Belly | Album, May-04-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | Knock Knock | DJ Koze | Album, May-04-2018, House |
| #11 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #12 | Caution | Mariah Carey | Album, Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #13 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #14 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #17 | A Productive Cough | Titus Andronicus | Album, Mar-02-2018, Heartland Rock |
| #18 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | Album, May-18-2018,  |
| #19 | Treehouse | Sofi Tukker | Album, Apr-13-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #20 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #21 | What a Time to Be Alive | Superchunk | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Rock |
| #22 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #23 | Bad Witch | Nine Inch Nails | Album, Jun-22-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #24 | Twin Fantasy | Car Seat Headrest | Album, Feb-16-2018, Slacker Rock |
| #25 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |