Time Out New York's Favorite Albums of 2018

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Published: April 08, 2015 05:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 The Bootleg Series Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks Bob Dylan Nov-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#3 Isolation Kali Uchis Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul
#4 ye Kanye West Jun-01-2018, Pop Rap
#5 Ultraviolet Kelly Moran Nov-02-2018, Post-Minimalism
#6 Masana Temples Kikagaku Moyo Oct-05-2018, Psychedelic Rock
#7 Bottle It In Kurt Vile Oct-12-2018, Folk Rock
#8 Celeste Lena Raine Jan-25-2018, Video Game Music
#9 Double Negative Low Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop
#10 All Melody Nils Frahm Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism
#11 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#12 El Mal Querer ROSALÍA Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop
#13 CARE FOR ME Saba Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#14 Sparkle Hard Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#15 K.T.S.E. Teyana Taylor Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B
#16 There’s A Riot Going On Yo La Tengo Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Bootleg Series Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks | Bob Dylan | Album, Nov-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #3 | Isolation | Kali Uchis | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #4 | ye | Kanye West | Album, Jun-01-2018, Pop Rap |
| #5 | Ultraviolet | Kelly Moran | Album, Nov-02-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #6 | Masana Temples | Kikagaku Moyo | Album, Oct-05-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #7 | Bottle It In | Kurt Vile | Album, Oct-12-2018, Folk Rock |
| #8 | Celeste | Lena Raine | Album, Jan-25-2018, Video Game Music |
| #9 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #10 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Album, Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #11 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #12 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Album, Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #13 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #14 | Sparkle Hard | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #15 | K.T.S.E. | Teyana Taylor | Album, Jun-23-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #16 | There’s A Riot Going On | Yo La Tengo | Album, Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop |