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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 7 Beach House May-11-2018, Dream Pop
#2 Hell-On Neko Case Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#3 CARE FOR ME Saba Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#4 Hunter Anna Calvi Aug-31-2018, Art Rock
#5 Only Love The Armed Apr-27-2018, Post-Hardcore
#6 Safe in the Hands of Love Yves Tumor Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#7 Transangelic Exodus Ezra Furman Feb-09-2018, Indie Rock
#8 Some Rap Songs Earl Sweatshirt Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#9 Knock Knock DJ Koze May-04-2018, House
#10 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#11 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#12 Singularity Jon Hopkins May-04-2018, Tech House
#13 And Nothing Hurt Spiritualized Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#14 Future Me Hates Me The Beths Aug-10-2018, Power Pop
#15 WILKES Sam Wilkes Oct-05-2018, Nu Jazz
#16 Overload Georgia Anne Muldrow Oct-26-2018, Neo-Soul
#17 Song for Alpha Daniel Avery Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno
#18 You Won't Get What You Want Daughters Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock
#19 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#20 I'm All Ears Let's Eat Grandma Jun-29-2018, Art Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #2 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #4 | Hunter | Anna Calvi | Album, Aug-31-2018, Art Rock |
| #5 | Only Love | The Armed | Album, Apr-27-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #6 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #7 | Transangelic Exodus | Ezra Furman | Album, Feb-09-2018, Indie Rock |
| #8 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #9 | Knock Knock | DJ Koze | Album, May-04-2018, House |
| #10 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #11 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | Album, May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #13 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #14 | Future Me Hates Me | The Beths | Album, Aug-10-2018, Power Pop |
| #15 | WILKES | Sam Wilkes | Album, Oct-05-2018, Nu Jazz |
| #16 | Overload | Georgia Anne Muldrow | Album, Oct-26-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #17 | Song for Alpha | Daniel Avery | Album, Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #18 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #19 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #20 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |