The A.V. Club's Best Albums of 2018 So Far
As arbitrary as the demarcation of New Year’s Day is, it’s always thrilling to watch a new year in music take shape. While it’s often slow going in the earliest weeks, our first serious best-of contender arrived in the earliest hours of 2018 via Jeff Rosenstock’s vital, politically charged POST-. By the spring, we had…
Published: June 27, 2018 11:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Wolf of Grape Street | 03 Greedo | Mar-09-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | 7 | Beach House | May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #3 | A Different Age | Current Joys | Mar-02-2018, Slowcore |
| #4 | Song for Alpha | Daniel Avery | Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #5 | Knock Knock | DJ Koze | May-04-2018, House |
| #6 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | Dans ma main | Jean-Michel Blais | May-11-2018, Modern Classical |
| #8 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #9 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #10 | Childqueen | Kadhja Bonet | Jun-08-2018, Psychedelic Soul |
| #11 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #13 | Punken | Maxo Kream | Jan-12-2018, Trap |
| #14 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #15 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #17 | Victory Lap | Nipsey Hussle | Feb-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #18 | Snares Like a Haircut | No Age | Jan-26-2018, Noise Pop |
| #19 | Age Of | Oneohtrix Point Never | Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #20 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #21 | Blood | Rhye | Feb-02-2018, Sophisti-Pop |
| #22 | Persona | Rival Consoles | Apr-13-2018, Microhouse |
| #23 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #24 | All at Once | Screaming Females | Feb-23-2018, Indie Rock |
| #25 | November | SiR | Jan-19-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #26 | Lush | Snail Mail | Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | Everything Is Love | THE CARTERS | Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap |
| #29 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #30 | Stranger Fruit | Zeal & Ardor | Jun-08-2018, Avant-Garde Metal |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Wolf of Grape Street | 03 Greedo | Album, Mar-09-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #3 | A Different Age | Current Joys | Album, Mar-02-2018, Slowcore |
| #4 | Song for Alpha | Daniel Avery | Album, Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #5 | Knock Knock | DJ Koze | Album, May-04-2018, House |
| #6 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | Dans ma main | Jean-Michel Blais | Album, May-11-2018, Modern Classical |
| #8 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #9 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | Album, May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #10 | Childqueen | Kadhja Bonet | Album, Jun-08-2018, Psychedelic Soul |
| #11 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #12 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #13 | Punken | Maxo Kream | Album, Jan-12-2018, Trap |
| #14 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #15 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Album, Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #17 | Victory Lap | Nipsey Hussle | Album, Feb-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #18 | Snares Like a Haircut | No Age | Album, Jan-26-2018, Noise Pop |
| #19 | Age Of | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #20 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #21 | Blood | Rhye | Album, Feb-02-2018, Sophisti-Pop |
| #22 | Persona | Rival Consoles | Album, Apr-13-2018, Microhouse |
| #23 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #24 | All at Once | Screaming Females | Album, Feb-23-2018, Indie Rock |
| #25 | November | SiR | Album, Jan-19-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #26 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Album, Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | Everything Is Love | THE CARTERS | Album, Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap |
| #29 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #30 | Stranger Fruit | Zeal & Ardor | Album, Jun-08-2018, Avant-Garde Metal |