The A.V. Club's Best Pop and R&B Albums of 2018

Pop music is relentlessly omnivorous. In 2018, some of its biggest hits drew from trap, bounce, Reggaeton, African folk, and EDM, to name a few, while also advancing the genre’s overall fusion with R&B—which is why we’ve decided to group the two genres together here in their own top 10. On the charts, the conversation…

Published: December 15, 2018 14:00 Source

# 1

Sweetener by Ariana Grande

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Electropop

# 2

Negro Swan by Blood Orange

Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Alternative R&B Sophisti-Pop

# 3

Us by Empress Of

Album • Oct 19 / 2018 Synthpop Electropop Alt-Pop

# 4

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

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

# 5

Isolation by Kali Uchis

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B

# 6

I'm All Ears by Let's Eat Grandma

Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Art Pop Synthpop Electropop

# 7

Honey by Robyn

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Dance-Pop Electropop House

# 8

November by SiR

Album • Jan 19 / 2018 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B

# 9

OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES by SOPHIE

Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Bubblegum Bass Deconstructed Club

# 10

In A Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop