The Alternative's Top 50 Albums of 2018

The Alternative staff rank their 50 top releases of the year! Another great year for music in the books.

Published: December 18, 2018 16:39 Source

# 1
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Indie Rock
# 2
Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Art Pop Indie Rock
# 3
Album • Aug 10 / 2018 Art Rock Indie Rock
# 4
Album • Dec 28 / 2018 Pop Punk
# 5
Album • May 25 / 2018 Indie Rock Power Pop
# 6
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Indie Rock Bedroom Pop Indie Pop
# 7
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Rock
# 8
EP • Oct 26 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 9
Album • Dec 31 / 2017 Twee Pop Bedroom Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 10
Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Post-Hardcore
# 11
Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Art Pop
# 12
Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop
# 13
Album • Jan 02 / 2018 Power Pop Indie Rock
# 14
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Indie Rock
# 15
EP • Aug 17 / 2018 Indie Rock Art Rock
# 16
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Indie Rock Noise Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 17
Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Alternative Rock Emo
# 18
Album • May 18 / 2018 Power Pop Indie Rock
# 19
Album • May 18 / 2018 Synthpop Indie Pop Alt-Pop
# 20
Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Indie Pop Indie Rock
# 21
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Alternative Rock Emo
# 22
Album • Jul 13 / 2018 Midwest Emo
# 23
Album • Aug 10 / 2018 Power Pop Indie Rock
# 24
Album • Jul 20 / 2018 Indie Rock
# 25
Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Power Pop Indie Rock
# 26
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 27
Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Metalcore Mathcore
# 28
Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Pop Rap Alternative R&B
# 29
Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Post-Hardcore Hardcore Punk
# 30
Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
# 31
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Pop Punk Emo Emo-Pop
# 32
Album • May 18 / 2018
# 33
Album • Jul 03 / 2018 Emo-Pop Midwest Emo
# 34
Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 35
Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Alternative Rock
# 36
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Rock Emo
# 37
Album • May 11 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop
# 38
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 40
Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock
# 41
Album • Dec 14 / 2018 Pop Punk Emo-Pop
# 42
Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Shoegaze
# 43
Album • Jul 13 / 2018 Emo Alternative Rock
# 44
Album • May 18 / 2018 Pop Punk Indie Rock Pop Rock
# 45
EP • Nov 16 / 2018 Indie Rock Emo
# 46
Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Power Pop
# 47
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 48
Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 49
Album • Oct 31 / 2018 Indie Rock Alternative Rock
# 50
Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Pop Punk