The Vinyl Factory's 50 Favorite Albums of 2018

The Vinyl Factory's annual survey of the year's best albums to own on vinyl, spanning the full breadth of music, from jazz to techno.

Published: December 06, 2018 17:37 Source

# 1
Album • Aug 10 / 2018 Alternative R&B Art Pop
# 2
Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Bubblegum Bass Deconstructed Club
# 3
Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Soul
# 4
Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Neo-Soul Smooth Soul
# 5
We Out Here by Various Artists
Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Jazz
# 6
Album • Nov 16 / 2018 UK Bass
# 7
Album • May 15 / 2018 Breakbeat Ambient Techno
# 8
Album • Jul 13 / 2018 Deconstructed Club
# 9
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Post-Minimalism
# 10
Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Flamenco Pop Flamenco nuevo Art Pop
# 11
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Ambient Pop Glitch Pop
# 12
Album • Oct 26 / 2018 UK Bass
# 13
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Afro-Jazz
# 14
Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Post-Industrial
# 15
Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Industrial Techno Minimal Techno
# 16
Album • May 04 / 2018 Electronic Experimental
# 17
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Psychedelic Rock
# 18
Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Alternative R&B Sophisti-Pop
# 19
Album • Jul 04 / 2018 Art Pop Ambient Pop
# 20
Album • Jul 13 / 2018 Ambient
# 21
Album • Nov 09 / 2018 Ambient Techno
# 22
Album • Nov 16 / 2018 Psychedelic Folk
# 23
Album • Jun 22 / 2018 UK Garage
# 24
Album • Aug 01 / 2018 Ambient Dub Tribal Ambient
# 25
Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 26
EP • Jun 15 / 2018
# 27
Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Deconstructed Club UK Bass
# 28
Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Psychedelic Rock
# 29
Album • Oct 19 / 2018 Art Pop
# 30
Album • May 11 / 2018 Deconstructed Club UK Bass Post-Industrial
# 31
Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Ambient Dub Ambient
# 32
Album • Jul 13 / 2018 UK Hip Hop Neo-Soul
# 33
Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Alternative R&B Art Pop
# 34
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Footwork
# 35
Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 36
Album • Jun 15 / 2018 Ambient Ambient House
# 37
Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Post-Industrial Art Pop
# 38
Album • May 04 / 2018 Indie Pop
# 39
Tentenko by テンテンコ Tentenko
Album • Sep 21 / 2018 J-Pop Synthpop Art Pop
# 40
Emakhosini by Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness
Album • Mar 16 / 2018 Southern African Music
# 41
ZEBRA by Arp
Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Ambient
# 42
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Deep House Techno
# 43
Album • May 25 / 2018 Jazz-Funk Jazz Fusion
# 44
Album • Mar 15 / 2018 Illbient Techno
# 45
Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Post-Industrial Experimental
# 46
Album • Oct 19 / 2018 Art Pop Synthpop Electropop
# 47
Album • Mar 13 / 2018 Minimal Techno Electroacoustic
# 48
Album • May 04 / 2018 Electroacoustic Electronic
# 49
Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop
# 50
Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Spiritual Jazz