The New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich's Ten Best Albums of 2018

Amanda Petrusich reflects on the year in music and offers ten of her favorite albums of 2018, including records from boygenius, Noname, Ariana Grande, and more.

Published: December 11, 2018 10:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 7 Beach House May-11-2018, Dream Pop
#2 Boygenius boygenius Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock
#3 Wanderer Cat Power Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#4 Starter Home Doug Paisley Nov-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#5 MITH Lonnie Holley Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Ghost Forests Meg Baird, Mary Lattimore Nov-09-2018, Psychedelic Folk
#7 Magic Ship Mountain Man Sep-21-2018, Contemporary Folk
#8 Plainly Mistaken Nathan Bowles Oct-05-2018, Avant-Folk
#9 Room 25 noname Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap
#10 El Mal Querer ROSALÍA Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #2 | Boygenius | boygenius | EP, Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Wanderer | Cat Power | Album, Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Starter Home | Doug Paisley | Album, Nov-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | MITH | Lonnie Holley | Album, Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Ghost Forests | Meg BairdMary Lattimore | Album, Nov-09-2018, Psychedelic Folk |
| #7 | Magic Ship | Mountain Man | Album, Sep-21-2018, Contemporary Folk |
| #8 | Plainly Mistaken | Nathan Bowles | Album, Oct-05-2018, Avant-Folk |
| #9 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #10 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Album, Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |