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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | Us | Empress Of | Oct-19-2018, Synthpop |
| #4 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #6 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #7 | Honey | Robyn | Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #8 | November | SiR | Jan-19-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #9 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #10 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | Us | Empress Of | Album, Oct-19-2018, Synthpop |
| #4 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #6 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #7 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #8 | November | SiR | Album, Jan-19-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #9 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #10 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |