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

From one angle, the country music narrative in 2018 was distinguished by consistency. Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s easygoing soul-twang confection “Meant To Be” spent a staggering, record-setting 50 weeks atop the Hot Country Songs chart, while the vast majority of award winners and chart-toppers are all…

Published: December 06, 2018 16:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Girl Going Nowhere Ashley McBryde Mar-30-2018, Contemporary Country
#2 By The Way, I Forgive You Brandi Carlile Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#3 Providence Canyon Brent Cobb May-11-2018, Americana
#4 Cry Pretty Carrie Underwood Sep-14-2018, Country Pop
#5 Songs of the Plains Colter Wall Oct-12-2018, Outlaw Country
#6 May Your Kindness Remain Courtney Marie Andrews Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#7 See You Around I'm With Her Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk
#8 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#9 The Tree Lori McKenna Jul-20-2018, Americana
#10 Interstate Gospel Pistol Annies, Miranda Lambert Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Girl Going Nowhere | Ashley McBryde | Album, Mar-30-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #2 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Album, Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Providence Canyon | Brent Cobb | Album, May-11-2018, Americana |
| #4 | Cry Pretty | Carrie Underwood | Album, Sep-14-2018, Country Pop |
| #5 | Songs of the Plains | Colter Wall | Album, Oct-12-2018, Outlaw Country |
| #6 | May Your Kindness Remain | Courtney Marie Andrews | Album, Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | See You Around | I'm With Her | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #8 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #9 | The Tree | Lori McKenna | Album, Jul-20-2018, Americana |
| #10 | Interstate Gospel | Pistol AnniesMiranda Lambert | Album, Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country |