The A.V. Club's 20 Best Albums of 2018

Each new “best albums” list published seems to confirm: We couldn’t agree on much this year. And it’s extremely exciting. The music industry at large continued to decentralize, with our biggest stars and returning veterans sharing airtime with newcomers and indie upstarts. Really the only constant seemed to be in…

Published: December 18, 2018 12:00 Source

# 1

7 by Beach House

Album • May 11 / 2018 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 2

Hell-On by Neko Case

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

# 3

CARE FOR ME by Saba

Album • Apr 05 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 4

Hunter by Anna Calvi

Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Art Rock

# 5

Only Love by The Armed

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Post-Hardcore Noise Rock

# 6

Safe in the Hands of Love by Yves Tumor

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Post-Industrial

# 7

Transangelic Exodus by Ezra Furman

Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 8

Some Rap Songs by Earl Sweatshirt

Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 9

Knock Knock by DJ Koze

Album • May 04 / 2018 House Deep House

# 10

Be the Cowboy by Mitski

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Art Pop Indie Rock

# 11

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

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

# 12

Singularity by Jon Hopkins

Album • May 04 / 2018 Tech House Microhouse

# 13

And Nothing Hurt by Spiritualized

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock

# 14

Future Me Hates Me by The Beths

Album • Aug 10 / 2018 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 15

WILKES by Sam Wilkes

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Nu Jazz

# 16

Overload by Georgia Anne Muldrow

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Neo-Soul

# 17

Song for Alpha by Daniel Avery

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Ambient Techno

# 18

You Won't Get What You Want by Daughters

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Noise Rock Industrial Rock

# 19

DAYTONA by Pusha T

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

# 20

I'm All Ears by Let's Eat Grandma

Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Art Pop Synthpop Electropop