The Genius Community's 50 Best Albums of 2018



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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 TA13OO Denzel Curry Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#2 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#3 KIDS SEE GHOSTS KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Kanye West, Kid Cudi Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap
#4 CARE FOR ME Saba Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#5 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#6 Astroworld Travis Scott Aug-03-2018, Trap
#7 Room 25 noname Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap
#8 Die Lit Playboi Carti May-11-2018, Trap
#9 Swimming Mac Miller Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap
#10 El Mal Querer ROSALÍA Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop
#11 Whack World Tierra Whack May-30-2018, Pop Rap
#12 Tha Carter V Lil Wayne Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#13 Isolation Kali Uchis Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul
#14 Little Dark Age MGMT Feb-09-2018, Synthpop
#15 7 Beach House May-11-2018, Dream Pop
#16 Negro Swan Blood Orange Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B
#17 Love Yourself 結 'Answer' BTS Aug-24-2018, K-Pop
#18 Trench twenty one pilots Oct-05-2018, Alt-Pop
#19 Musas Vol. 2 Natalia Lafourcade Feb-09-2018, Nueva canción latinoamericana
#20 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#21 Veteran JPEGMAFIA Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#22 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#23 I Want to Die In New Orleans $uicideboy$ Sep-07-2018, Trap
#24 FM! Vince Staples Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#25 You Won't Get What You Want Daughters Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock
#26 iridescence BROCKHAMPTON Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#27 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#28 Book of Ryan (Bonus Track Edition) Royce Da 5'9" May-04-2018,
#29 Oxnard Anderson .Paak Nov-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#30 Sweetener Ariana Grande Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B
#31 NOIR Smino Nov-08-2018, Alternative R&B
#32 beerbongs & bentleys Post Malone Apr-27-2018, Pop Rap
#33 East Atlanta Love Letter 6LACK Sep-14-2018, Alternative R&B
#34 Pray for the Wicked Panic! At the Disco Jun-22-2018, Electropop
#35 Poet | Artist 종현 [Jonghyun] Jan-23-2018, K-Pop
#36 Black Panther The Album Various Artists Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack
#37 Year Of The Snitch Death Grips Jun-22-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#38 NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES Metro Boomin Nov-02-2018, Trap
#39 Redemption Jay Rock Jun-15-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#40 DiCaprio 2 JID Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#41 Expectations Hayley Kiyoko Mar-30-2018, Electropop
#42 Victory Lap Nipsey Hussle Feb-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop
#43 KOD J. Cole Apr-20-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#44 K.T.S.E. Teyana Taylor Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B
#45 Scorpion Drake Jun-29-2018, Pop Rap
#46 Championships Meek Mill Nov-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#47 Lost & Found Jorja Smith Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B
#48 DROGAS WAVE Lupe Fiasco Sep-21-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#49 High As Hope Florence + the Machine Jun-29-2018, Art Pop
#50 Kamikaze Eminem Aug-31-2018, Trap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | TA13OO | Denzel Curry | Album, Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #2 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #3 | KIDS SEE GHOSTS | KIDS SEE GHOSTSKanye WestKid Cudi | Album, Jun-08-2018, Pop Rap |
| #4 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #5 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #6 | Astroworld | Travis Scott | Album, Aug-03-2018, Trap |
| #7 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #8 | Die Lit | Playboi Carti | Album, May-11-2018, Trap |
| #9 | Swimming | Mac Miller | Album, Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap |
| #10 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Album, Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #11 | Whack World | Tierra Whack | Album, May-30-2018, Pop Rap |
| #12 | Tha Carter V | Lil Wayne | Album, Sep-28-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #13 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #14 | Little Dark Age | MGMT | Album, Feb-09-2018, Synthpop |
| #15 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #16 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | Love Yourself 結 'Answer' | BTS | Album, Aug-24-2018, K-Pop |
| #18 | Trench | twenty one pilots | Album, Oct-05-2018, Alt-Pop |
| #19 | Musas Vol. 2 | Natalia Lafourcade | Album, Feb-09-2018, Nueva canción latinoamericana |
| #20 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #21 | Veteran | JPEGMAFIA | Album, Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #22 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #23 | I Want to Die In New Orleans | $uicideboy$ | Album, Sep-07-2018, Trap |
| #24 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #26 | iridescence | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #27 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #28 | Book of Ryan (Bonus Track Edition) | Royce Da 5'9" | Album, May-04-2018,  |
| #29 | Oxnard | Anderson .Paak | Album, Nov-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #30 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #31 | NOIR | Smino | Album, Nov-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #32 | beerbongs & bentleys | Post Malone | Album, Apr-27-2018, Pop Rap |
| #33 | East Atlanta Love Letter | 6LACK | Album, Sep-14-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #34 | Pray for the Wicked | Panic! At the Disco | Album, Jun-22-2018, Electropop |
| #35 | Poet | Artist | 종현 [Jonghyun] | Album, Jan-23-2018, K-Pop |
| #36 | Black Panther The Album | Various Artists | Album, Feb-09-2018, Film Soundtrack |
| #37 | Year Of The Snitch | Death Grips | Album, Jun-22-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #38 | NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES | Metro Boomin | Album, Nov-02-2018, Trap |
| #39 | Redemption | Jay Rock | Album, Jun-15-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #40 | DiCaprio 2 | JID | Album, Nov-26-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #41 | Expectations | Hayley Kiyoko | Album, Mar-30-2018, Electropop |
| #42 | Victory Lap | Nipsey Hussle | Album, Feb-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #43 | KOD | J. Cole | Album, Apr-20-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #44 | K.T.S.E. | Teyana Taylor | Album, Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #45 | Scorpion | Drake | Album, Jun-29-2018, Pop Rap |
| #46 | Championships | Meek Mill | Album, Nov-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #47 | Lost & Found | Jorja Smith | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #48 | DROGAS WAVE | Lupe Fiasco | Album, Sep-21-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #49 | High As Hope | Florence + the Machine | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #50 | Kamikaze | Eminem | Album, Aug-31-2018, Trap |