Thrillist's Best Albums of 2018
Don't miss out on all the best new albums of 2018, whether it's a giant pop release, an indie record, or the hottest mixtape.
Published: March 07, 2018 05:04
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #2 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | May-18-2018, |
| #3 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #4 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #5 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #6 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #7 | Outside | Burna Boy | Jan-26-2018, Afrobeats |
| #8 | Desperate Man | Eric Church | Oct-05-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #9 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #10 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #11 | BEASTMODE 2 | Future | Jul-06-2018, Trap |
| #12 | Room 25 | noname | Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #13 | What a Time to Be Alive | Superchunk | Feb-16-2018, Indie Rock |
| #14 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #15 | Ephorize | cupcakKe | Jan-05-2018, Trap |
| #16 | Historian | Lucy Dacus | Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #18 | Lionheart | H.C. McEntire | Jan-26-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Victory Lap | Nipsey Hussle | Feb-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships | The 1975 | Nov-30-2018, Art Pop |
| #21 | Double Negative | Low | Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #22 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #23 | Interstate Gospel | Pistol Annies, Miranda Lambert | Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #24 | Everything Is Love | THE CARTERS | Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap |
| #25 | All at Once | Screaming Females | Feb-23-2018, Indie Rock |
| #26 | Lush | Snail Mail | Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #27 | GANGIN | SOB X RBE | Feb-23-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #28 | Sparkle Hard | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #29 | Honey | Robyn | Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #30 | There’s A Riot Going On | Yo La Tengo | Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #31 | Compro | Skee Mask | May-15-2018, Breakbeat |
| #32 | WARM | Jeff Tweedy | Nov-30-2018, Alt-Country |
| #33 | Caution | Mariah Carey | Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #34 | Hundreds of Days | Mary Lattimore | May-18-2018, Ambient |
| #35 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #36 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | FM! | Vince Staples | Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #38 | Snares Like a Haircut | No Age | Jan-26-2018, Noise Pop |
| #39 | K.T.S.E. | Teyana Taylor | Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #40 | Age Of | Oneohtrix Point Never | Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #2 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | Album, May-18-2018, |
| #3 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #4 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #5 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #6 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #7 | Outside | Burna Boy | Album, Jan-26-2018, Afrobeats |
| #8 | Desperate Man | Eric Church | Album, Oct-05-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #9 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #10 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #11 | BEASTMODE 2 | Future | Album, Jul-06-2018, Trap |
| #12 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #13 | What a Time to Be Alive | Superchunk | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Rock |
| #14 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #15 | Ephorize | cupcakKe | Album, Jan-05-2018, Trap |
| #16 | Historian | Lucy Dacus | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #18 | Lionheart | H.C. McEntire | Album, Jan-26-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Victory Lap | Nipsey Hussle | Album, Feb-16-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships | The 1975 | Album, Nov-30-2018, Art Pop |
| #21 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #22 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #23 | Interstate Gospel | Pistol AnniesMiranda Lambert | Album, Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #24 | Everything Is Love | THE CARTERS | Album, Jun-16-2018, Pop Rap |
| #25 | All at Once | Screaming Females | Album, Feb-23-2018, Indie Rock |
| #26 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #27 | GANGIN | SOB X RBE | Album, Feb-23-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #28 | Sparkle Hard | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #29 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #30 | There’s A Riot Going On | Yo La Tengo | Album, Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #31 | Compro | Skee Mask | Album, May-15-2018, Breakbeat |
| #32 | WARM | Jeff Tweedy | Album, Nov-30-2018, Alt-Country |
| #33 | Caution | Mariah Carey | Album, Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #34 | Hundreds of Days | Mary Lattimore | Album, May-18-2018, Ambient |
| #35 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #36 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Album, Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | FM! | Vince Staples | Album, Nov-02-2018, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #38 | Snares Like a Haircut | No Age | Album, Jan-26-2018, Noise Pop |
| #39 | K.T.S.E. | Teyana Taylor | Album, Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #40 | Age Of | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic |