The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2018
From Jon Hopkins, Courtney Barnett and Mitski to Young Fathers, Confidence Man and Christine and the Queens, The Skinny music team pick their favourite 50 albums from the last year.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #2 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | May-18-2018, |
| #3 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #4 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #5 | Honey | Robyn | Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #6 | Here Lies the Body | Aidan Moffat, RM Hubbert | May-11-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #8 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Twin Fantasy | Car Seat Headrest | Feb-16-2018, Slacker Rock |
| #10 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #11 | From When I Wake The Want Is | Kathryn Joseph | Aug-10-2018, Progressive Folk |
| #12 | 7 | Beach House | May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #13 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Dream Wife | Dream Wife | Jan-26-2018, Riot Grrrl |
| #15 | The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs | Wye Oak | Apr-06-2018, Indie Pop |
| #16 | Acts of Fear and Love | SOFT PLAY | Aug-17-2018, Garage Punk |
| #17 | Confident Music for Confident People | Confidence Man | Apr-13-2018, Nu-Disco |
| #18 | Saturn | Nao | Oct-26-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #19 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #20 | Room 25 | noname | Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #21 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #22 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #23 | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Hop Along | Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #24 | Ecstatic Arrow | Virginia Wing | Jun-08-2018, Art Pop |
| #25 | Sunday Best | Martha Ffion | Mar-09-2018, Indie Pop |
| #26 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #27 | Lavender | Half Waif | Apr-27-2018, Art Pop |
| #28 | The Future and the Past | Natalie Prass | Jun-01-2018, Pop Soul |
| #29 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #30 | Dance Music | Mastersystem | Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #31 | Working Class Woman | Marie Davidson | Oct-05-2018, Minimal Synth |
| #32 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #33 | Con Todo El Mundo | Khruangbin | Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #34 | Sum of All Your Parts | Fatherson | Sep-14-2018, |
| #35 | Lush | Snail Mail | Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #36 | All That Divides | Black Peaks | Oct-05-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #37 | Beyondless | Iceage | May-04-2018, Post-Punk |
| #38 | C’est La Vie | Phosphorescent | Oct-05-2018, Americana |
| #39 | Superorganism | Superorganism | Mar-02-2018, Indietronica |
| #40 | Compro | Skee Mask | May-15-2018, Breakbeat |
| #41 | 2012 - 2017 | Against All Logic | Feb-17-2018, Deep House |
| #42 | Fall Into the Sun | Swearin' | Oct-05-2018, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Double Negative | Low | Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #44 | To the Sunset | Amanda Shires | Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country |
| #45 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #46 | At Weddings | Tomberlin | Aug-10-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #47 | Songs of Praise | shame | Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #48 | The House | Porches | Jan-19-2018, Synthpop |
| #49 | Invitation to Her's | Her's | Aug-24-2018, Indie Pop |
| #50 | Veteran | JPEGMAFIA | Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Album, Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #2 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | Album, May-18-2018, |
| #3 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #4 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #5 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #6 | Here Lies the Body | Aidan MoffatRM Hubbert | Album, May-11-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #8 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Twin Fantasy | Car Seat Headrest | Album, Feb-16-2018, Slacker Rock |
| #10 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Album, Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #11 | From When I Wake The Want Is | Kathryn Joseph | Album, Aug-10-2018, Progressive Folk |
| #12 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #13 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Dream Wife | Dream Wife | Album, Jan-26-2018, Riot Grrrl |
| #15 | The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs | Wye Oak | Album, Apr-06-2018, Indie Pop |
| #16 | Acts of Fear and Love | SOFT PLAY | Album, Aug-17-2018, Garage Punk |
| #17 | Confident Music for Confident People | Confidence Man | Album, Apr-13-2018, Nu-Disco |
| #18 | Saturn | Nao | Album, Oct-26-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #19 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #20 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #21 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | Album, May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #22 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #23 | Bark Your Head Off, Dog | Hop Along | Album, Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #24 | Ecstatic Arrow | Virginia Wing | Album, Jun-08-2018, Art Pop |
| #25 | Sunday Best | Martha Ffion | Album, Mar-09-2018, Indie Pop |
| #26 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #27 | Lavender | Half Waif | Album, Apr-27-2018, Art Pop |
| #28 | The Future and the Past | Natalie Prass | Album, Jun-01-2018, Pop Soul |
| #29 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #30 | Dance Music | Mastersystem | Album, Apr-06-2018, Indie Rock |
| #31 | Working Class Woman | Marie Davidson | Album, Oct-05-2018, Minimal Synth |
| #32 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Album, Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #33 | Con Todo El Mundo | Khruangbin | Album, Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #34 | Sum of All Your Parts | Fatherson | Album, Sep-14-2018, |
| #35 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #36 | All That Divides | Black Peaks | Album, Oct-05-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #37 | Beyondless | Iceage | Album, May-04-2018, Post-Punk |
| #38 | C’est La Vie | Phosphorescent | Album, Oct-05-2018, Americana |
| #39 | Superorganism | Superorganism | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indietronica |
| #40 | Compro | Skee Mask | Album, May-15-2018, Breakbeat |
| #41 | 2012 - 2017 | Against All Logic | Album, Feb-17-2018, Deep House |
| #42 | Fall Into the Sun | Swearin' | Album, Oct-05-2018, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #44 | To the Sunset | Amanda Shires | Album, Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country |
| #45 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #46 | At Weddings | Tomberlin | Album, Aug-10-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #47 | Songs of Praise | shame | Album, Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #48 | The House | Porches | Album, Jan-19-2018, Synthpop |
| #49 | Invitation to Her's | Her's | Album, Aug-24-2018, Indie Pop |
| #50 | Veteran | JPEGMAFIA | Album, Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |