The New York Times: Jon Pareles' Best Albums of 2018

Genre lines continued to blur and the definition of album shifted further in another year of upheaval in pop music.

Published: December 06, 2018 07:47 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#2 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#3 soil serpentwithfeet Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B
#4 12 Little Spells Esperanza Spalding Oct-18-2018, Art Pop
#5 Broken Politics Neneh Cherry Oct-19-2018, Art Pop
#6 El Mal Querer ROSALÍA Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop
#7 Sweetener Ariana Grande Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B
#8 Clean Soccer Mommy Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Kin Sonic Jupiter & Okwess Mar-03-2017, Afro-Rock
#10 NTS Sessions 1-4 Autechre Apr-26-2018, IDM
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #3 | soil | serpentwithfeet | Album, Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #4 | 12 Little Spells | Esperanza Spalding | Album, Oct-18-2018, Art Pop |
| #5 | Broken Politics | Neneh Cherry | Album, Oct-19-2018, Art Pop |
| #6 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Album, Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #7 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #8 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Album, Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Kin Sonic | Jupiter & Okwess | Album, Mar-03-2017, Afro-Rock |
| #10 | NTS Sessions 1-4 | Autechre | Album, Apr-26-2018, IDM |