The Guardian's Best Albums of 2018 So Far

Lily Allen dished on her divorce, Arctic Monkeys found their inner crooners, Cardi B earned her stripes, Pusha T teamed up with Kanye West and the Vaccines made an unexpected classic

Published: June 20, 2018 06:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 What News Alasdair Roberts, Amble Skuse, David McGuinness Apr-01-2018, Contemporary Folk
#2 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Arctic Monkeys May-11-2018,
#3 Camila Camila Cabello Jan-12-2018, Pop
#4 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#5 May Your Kindness Remain Courtney Marie Andrews Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Song for Alpha Daniel Avery Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno
#7 Rebound Eleanor Friedberger May-04-2018, Indie Pop
#8 Elysia Crampton Elysia Crampton Apr-27-2018, Deconstructed Club
#9 Fenfo (Something to Say) Fatoumata Diawara May-25-2018, Wassoulou
#10 Le Kov Gwenno Mar-02-2018, Indie Pop
#11 Microshift Hookworms Feb-02-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#12 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#13 After the Fall Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette Mar-02-2018, Post-Bop
#14 Landfall Laurie Anderson, Kronos Quartet Feb-16-2018, Modern Classical
#15 Good Thing Leon Bridges May-04-2018, Neo-Soul
#16 No Shame Lily Allen Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B
#17 Knowing What You Know Now Marmozets Jan-26-2018, Alternative Rock
#18 Culture II Migos Jan-26-2018, Trap
#19 Cerebral Hemispheres Mr. Fingers Apr-13-2018, Deep House
#20 The Future and the Past Natalie Prass Jun-01-2018, Pop Soul
#21 Hell-On Neko Case Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#22 Snares Like a Haircut No Age Jan-26-2018, Noise Pop
#23 Age Of Oneohtrix Point Never Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic
#24 Communion Park Jiha Mar-02-2018, Post-Minimalism
#25 Wide Awake! Parquet Courts May-18-2018,
#26 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#27 Songs of Praise shame Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk
#28 OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES SOPHIE Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass
#29 Combat Sports The Vaccines Mar-30-2018, Indie Rock
#30 Ecstatic Arrow Virginia Wing Jun-08-2018, Art Pop
#31 Cocoa Sugar Young Fathers Mar-09-2018, Indietronica
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | What News | Alasdair RobertsAmble SkuseDavid McGuinness | Album, Apr-01-2018, Contemporary Folk |
| #2 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018,  |
| #3 | Camila | Camila Cabello | Album, Jan-12-2018, Pop |
| #4 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #5 | May Your Kindness Remain | Courtney Marie Andrews | Album, Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Song for Alpha | Daniel Avery | Album, Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #7 | Rebound | Eleanor Friedberger | Album, May-04-2018, Indie Pop |
| #8 | Elysia Crampton | Elysia Crampton | Album, Apr-27-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #9 | Fenfo (Something to Say) | Fatoumata Diawara | Album, May-25-2018, Wassoulou |
| #10 | Le Kov | Gwenno | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Pop |
| #11 | Microshift | Hookworms | Album, Feb-02-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #12 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #13 | After the Fall | Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette | Album, Mar-02-2018, Post-Bop |
| #14 | Landfall | Laurie AndersonKronos Quartet | Album, Feb-16-2018, Modern Classical |
| #15 | Good Thing | Leon Bridges | Album, May-04-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #16 | No Shame | Lily Allen | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #17 | Knowing What You Know Now | Marmozets | Album, Jan-26-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #18 | Culture II | Migos | Album, Jan-26-2018, Trap |
| #19 | Cerebral Hemispheres | Mr. Fingers | Album, Apr-13-2018, Deep House |
| #20 | The Future and the Past | Natalie Prass | Album, Jun-01-2018, Pop Soul |
| #21 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Snares Like a Haircut | No Age | Album, Jan-26-2018, Noise Pop |
| #23 | Age Of | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #24 | Communion | Park Jiha | Album, Mar-02-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #25 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | Album, May-18-2018,  |
| #26 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #27 | Songs of Praise | shame | Album, Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #28 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #29 | Combat Sports | The Vaccines | Album, Mar-30-2018, Indie Rock |
| #30 | Ecstatic Arrow | Virginia Wing | Album, Jun-08-2018, Art Pop |
| #31 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Album, Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |