Sputnikmusic's Top 50 Albums of 2018
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Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #2 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #3 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #4 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #5 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #6 | Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures | Coheed and Cambria | Oct-05-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #7 | Konoyo | Tim Hecker | Sep-28-2018, Ambient |
| #8 | Is This Thing Cursed? | Alkaline Trio | Aug-31-2018, Pop Punk |
| #9 | Magus | Thou | Aug-31-2018, Doom Metal |
| #10 | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Hop Along | Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It | Rolo Tomassi | Mar-02-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #12 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #13 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Deafheaven | Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze |
| #15 | Bad Witch | Nine Inch Nails | Jun-22-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #16 | TA13OO | Denzel Curry | Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #17 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #18 | The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness, Part 1 | Panopticon | Apr-06-2018, |
| #19 | Honey | Robyn | Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #20 | Schmaltz | Spanish Love Songs | Mar-30-2018, Pop Punk |
| #21 | Nearer My God | Foxing | Aug-10-2018, Art Rock |
| #22 | A Laughing Death in Meatspace | Tropical Fuck Storm | May-04-2018, Art Punk |
| #23 | They Are the Shield | Toby Driver | Sep-21-2018, Art Rock |
| #24 | Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed | Hooded Menace | Jan-26-2018, Death Doom Metal |
| #25 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #26 | [untitled] | mewithoutYou | Aug-17-2018, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Double Negative | Low | Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #28 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #29 | 7 | Beach House | May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #30 | Queen of Time | Amorphis | May-18-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #31 | From the Gallery of Sleep | Night Verses | Jun-29-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #32 | Historian | Lucy Dacus | Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Esoteric Malacology | Slugdge | Mar-02-2018, Death Metal |
| #34 | Artificial Selection | Dance Gavin Dance | Jun-08-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #35 | Nothing 2 Loose | DJ Healer | Apr-01-2018, Ambient House |
| #36 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #37 | Shrine | The Republic of Wolves | Mar-27-2018, Indie Rock |
| #38 | Dead Magic | Anna von Hausswolff | Mar-02-2018, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #39 | Sister Cities | The Wonder Years | Apr-06-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | Grid of Points | Grouper | Apr-27-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | The Hallowing of Heirdom | Winterfylleth | Apr-06-2018, Dark Folk |
| #42 | Firepower | Judas Priest | Mar-09-2018, Heavy Metal |
| #43 | Sad Light | ITEM | Mar-27-2018, Indie Rock |
| #44 | Prequelle | Ghost | Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock |
| #45 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #46 | I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer. | The Body | May-11-2018, Death Industrial |
| #47 | Idol | Horrendous | Sep-28-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #48 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | The Wake | Voivod | Sep-21-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #50 | Vitriola | Cursive | Oct-05-2018, Post-Hardcore |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #2 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #3 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Album, Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #4 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #5 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #6 | Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures | Coheed and Cambria | Album, Oct-05-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #7 | Konoyo | Tim Hecker | Album, Sep-28-2018, Ambient |
| #8 | Is This Thing Cursed? | Alkaline Trio | Album, Aug-31-2018, Pop Punk |
| #9 | Magus | Thou | Album, Aug-31-2018, Doom Metal |
| #10 | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Hop Along | Album, Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It | Rolo Tomassi | Album, Mar-02-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #12 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #13 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Album, Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Deafheaven | Album, Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze |
| #15 | Bad Witch | Nine Inch Nails | Album, Jun-22-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #16 | TA13OO | Denzel Curry | Album, Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #17 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | Album, May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #18 | The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness, Part 1 | Panopticon | Album, Apr-06-2018, |
| #19 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #20 | Schmaltz | Spanish Love Songs | Album, Mar-30-2018, Pop Punk |
| #21 | Nearer My God | Foxing | Album, Aug-10-2018, Art Rock |
| #22 | A Laughing Death in Meatspace | Tropical Fuck Storm | Album, May-04-2018, Art Punk |
| #23 | They Are the Shield | Toby Driver | Album, Sep-21-2018, Art Rock |
| #24 | Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed | Hooded Menace | Album, Jan-26-2018, Death Doom Metal |
| #25 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #26 | [untitled] | mewithoutYou | EP, Aug-17-2018, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #28 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #29 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #30 | Queen of Time | Amorphis | Album, May-18-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #31 | From the Gallery of Sleep | Night Verses | Album, Jun-29-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #32 | Historian | Lucy Dacus | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Esoteric Malacology | Slugdge | Album, Mar-02-2018, Death Metal |
| #34 | Artificial Selection | Dance Gavin Dance | Album, Jun-08-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #35 | Nothing 2 Loose | DJ Healer | Album, Apr-01-2018, Ambient House |
| #36 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #37 | Shrine | The Republic of Wolves | Album, Mar-27-2018, Indie Rock |
| #38 | Dead Magic | Anna von Hausswolff | Album, Mar-02-2018, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #39 | Sister Cities | The Wonder Years | Album, Apr-06-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | Grid of Points | Grouper | Album, Apr-27-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | The Hallowing of Heirdom | Winterfylleth | Album, Apr-06-2018, Dark Folk |
| #42 | Firepower | Judas Priest | Album, Mar-09-2018, Heavy Metal |
| #43 | Sad Light | ITEM | Album, Mar-27-2018, Indie Rock |
| #44 | Prequelle | Ghost | Album, Jun-01-2018, Hard Rock |
| #45 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #46 | I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer. | The Body | Album, May-11-2018, Death Industrial |
| #47 | Idol | Horrendous | Album, Sep-28-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #48 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | The Wake | Voivod | Album, Sep-21-2018, Progressive Metal |
| #50 | Vitriola | Cursive | Album, Oct-05-2018, Post-Hardcore |