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 |