Uncut's 75 Best Albums of 2018



Published: November 13, 2018 13:42 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Double Negative Low Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop
#2 Hope Downs Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop
#3 Freedom's Goblin Ty Segall Jan-26-2018, Garage Rock
#4 And Nothing Hurt Spiritualized Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#5 There’s A Riot Going On Yo La Tengo Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop
#6 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#7 Babelsberg Gruff Rhys Jun-08-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#8 >>> Beak> Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock
#9 Chris Christine and the Queens Sep-21-2018, Synthpop
#10 Your Queen Is A Reptile Sons Of Kemet Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz
#11 13 Rivers Richard Thompson Sep-14-2018, Folk Rock
#12 Hell-On Neko Case Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#13 Cocoa Sugar Young Fathers Mar-09-2018, Indietronica
#14 The Prodigal Son Ry Cooder May-11-2018, Americana
#15 Look Now Elvis Costello & The Imposters Oct-12-2018, Pop Rock
#16 Transangelic Exodus Ezra Furman Feb-09-2018, Indie Rock
#17 Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#18 All Nerve The Breeders Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock
#19 All That Reckoning Cowboy Junkies Jul-13-2018, Slowcore
#20 Boarding House Reach Jack White Mar-23-2018, Blues Rock
#21 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#22 God's Favorite Customer Father John Misty Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#23 Bottle It In Kurt Vile Oct-12-2018, Folk Rock
#24 True Meanings Paul Weller Sep-14-2018, Pop Rock
#25 May Your Kindness Remain Courtney Marie Andrews Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#26 The Tree of Forgiveness John Prine Apr-13-2018, Americana
#27 Joy as an Act of Resistance. IDLES Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk
#28 Lamp Lit Prose Dirty Projectors Jul-13-2018, Art Pop
#29 I'm All Ears Let's Eat Grandma Jun-29-2018, Art Pop
#30 Radyo siwèl Melissa Laveaux Mar-23-2018, Indie Pop
#31 Pastoral Gazelle Twin Sep-21-2018, Post-Industrial
#32 Le Kov Gwenno Mar-02-2018, Indie Pop
#33 Jassbusters Connan Mockasin Oct-12-2018, Spoken Word
#34 Microshift Hookworms Feb-02-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#35 Mozart's Mini-Mart Go-Kart Mozart Feb-23-2018,
#36 Go to School The Lemon Twigs Aug-24-2018, Glam Rock
#37 Sparkle Hard Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#38 The Thread That Keeps Us Calexico Jan-26-2018, Americana
#39 Rebound Eleanor Friedberger May-04-2018, Indie Pop
#40 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Arctic Monkeys May-11-2018,
#41 Wanderer Cat Power Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#42 Bon Voyage Melody's Echo Chamber Jun-15-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#43 Record Tracey Thorn Mar-02-2018, Synthpop
#44 Deafman Glance Ryley Walker May-18-2018, Psychedelic Folk
#45 Hunter Anna Calvi Aug-31-2018, Art Rock
#46 From When I Wake The Want Is Kathryn Joseph Aug-10-2018, Progressive Folk
#47 Aviary Julia Holter Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop
#48 The Lookout Laura Veirs Apr-13-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#49 Hundreds of Days Mary Lattimore May-18-2018, Ambient
#50 Body The Necks Aug-14-2018, Post-Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #2 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #3 | Freedom's Goblin | Ty Segall | Album, Jan-26-2018, Garage Rock |
| #4 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #5 | There’s A Riot Going On | Yo La Tengo | Album, Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #6 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | Babelsberg | Gruff Rhys | Album, Jun-08-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | >>> | Beak> | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #9 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #10 | Your Queen Is A Reptile | Sons Of Kemet | Album, Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz |
| #11 | 13 Rivers | Richard Thompson | Album, Sep-14-2018, Folk Rock |
| #12 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Album, Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #14 | The Prodigal Son | Ry Cooder | Album, May-11-2018, Americana |
| #15 | Look Now | Elvis Costello & The Imposters | Album, Oct-12-2018, Pop Rock |
| #16 | Transangelic Exodus | Ezra Furman | Album, Feb-09-2018, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #18 | All Nerve | The Breeders | Album, Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | All That Reckoning | Cowboy Junkies | Album, Jul-13-2018, Slowcore |
| #20 | Boarding House Reach | Jack White | Album, Mar-23-2018, Blues Rock |
| #21 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #22 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Bottle It In | Kurt Vile | Album, Oct-12-2018, Folk Rock |
| #24 | True Meanings | Paul Weller | Album, Sep-14-2018, Pop Rock |
| #25 | May Your Kindness Remain | Courtney Marie Andrews | Album, Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | Album, Apr-13-2018, Americana |
| #27 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #28 | Lamp Lit Prose | Dirty Projectors | Album, Jul-13-2018, Art Pop |
| #29 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #30 | Radyo siwèl | Melissa Laveaux | Album, Mar-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #31 | Pastoral | Gazelle Twin | Album, Sep-21-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #32 | Le Kov | Gwenno | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Pop |
| #33 | Jassbusters | Connan Mockasin | Album, Oct-12-2018, Spoken Word |
| #34 | Microshift | Hookworms | Album, Feb-02-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #35 | Mozart's Mini-Mart | Go-Kart Mozart | Album, Feb-23-2018,  |
| #36 | Go to School | The Lemon Twigs | Album, Aug-24-2018, Glam Rock |
| #37 | Sparkle Hard | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #38 | The Thread That Keeps Us | Calexico | Album, Jan-26-2018, Americana |
| #39 | Rebound | Eleanor Friedberger | Album, May-04-2018, Indie Pop |
| #40 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018,  |
| #41 | Wanderer | Cat Power | Album, Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Bon Voyage | Melody's Echo Chamber | Album, Jun-15-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #43 | Record | Tracey Thorn | Album, Mar-02-2018, Synthpop |
| #44 | Deafman Glance | Ryley Walker | Album, May-18-2018, Psychedelic Folk |
| #45 | Hunter | Anna Calvi | Album, Aug-31-2018, Art Rock |
| #46 | From When I Wake The Want Is | Kathryn Joseph | Album, Aug-10-2018, Progressive Folk |
| #47 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Album, Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #48 | The Lookout | Laura Veirs | Album, Apr-13-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Hundreds of Days | Mary Lattimore | Album, May-18-2018, Ambient |
| #50 | Body | The Necks | Album, Aug-14-2018, Post-Rock |