The Guardian's Best Albums of 2018 So Far

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Published: June 20, 2018 06:00 Source

# 1
Album • Apr 01 / 2018 Contemporary Folk
# 2
Album • May 11 / 2018
# 3
Album • Jan 12 / 2018 Pop Contemporary R&B
# 4
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop
# 5
Album • Mar 23 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Americana Alt-Country
# 6
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Ambient Techno
# 7
Album • May 04 / 2018 Indie Pop
# 8
Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Deconstructed Club Latin Electronic Digital Cumbia
# 9
Album • May 25 / 2018 Wassoulou
# 10
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Pop Art Pop Indietronica
# 11
Album • Feb 02 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia
# 12
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 13
After the Fall by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Post-Bop ECM Style Jazz
# 14
Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Modern Classical Chamber Music
# 15
Album • May 04 / 2018 Neo-Soul Smooth Soul
# 16
Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop Electropop
# 17
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Alternative Rock Hard Rock
# 18
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 19
Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Deep House Downtempo
# 20
Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Pop Soul Sophisti-Pop Contemporary R&B
# 21
Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country
# 22
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Noise Pop Indie Rock
# 23
Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Progressive Electronic
# 24
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Post-Minimalism
# 25
Album • May 18 / 2018
# 26
Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
# 27
Album • Jan 12 / 2018 Post-Punk Indie Rock
# 28
Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Bubblegum Bass Deconstructed Club
# 29
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Indie Rock Alternative Rock
# 30
Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Art Pop
# 31
Album • Mar 09 / 2018 Indietronica Neo-Soul