Uproxx's 50 Best Albums of 2018

In a packed year of debut artists and returning veterans, here are the best records you absolutely need to hear.

Published: December 03, 2018 13:00 Source

# 1
Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 3
Album • May 11 / 2018
# 4
Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Art Pop
# 5
Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Electropop
# 6
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 7
Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop
# 8
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Art Pop
# 10
Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop
# 11
Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Dance-Pop Electropop House
# 12
Album • Apr 05 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap
# 13
Album • May 11 / 2018 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 14
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Indie Rock
# 15
Black Panther The Album by Various Artists
Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Film Soundtrack West Coast Hip Hop
# 16
Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Electropop Alt-Pop
# 17
Album • Nov 26 / 2018 Southern Hip Hop
# 18
Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 19
Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop
# 20
Album • Jan 12 / 2018 Pop Contemporary R&B
# 21
Album • Feb 16 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap
# 22
Album • May 04 / 2018 House Deep House
# 23
EP • Oct 26 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 24
Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock
# 25
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 26
Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Progressive Electronic
# 27
Album • May 04 / 2018 Tech House Microhouse
# 28
Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 29
Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Singer-Songwriter
# 30
Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Ambient Pop
# 31
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Americana
# 32
Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Americana
# 33
Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop
# 34
Album • May 04 / 2018 Neo-Soul Smooth Soul
# 35
Album • Jul 20 / 2018 Indie Rock
# 36
Album • Jun 16 / 2018 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B
# 37
Album • Aug 10 / 2018 Art Rock Indie Rock
# 38
Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Alternative R&B Alt-Pop
# 39
Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Art Pop Indie Rock
# 40
Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Pop Rap Alternative R&B
# 41
Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 42
Album • May 11 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop
# 43
Album • Jun 29 / 2018 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B
# 44
Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Post-Punk Revival
# 45
Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Indie Rock
# 46
Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Spiritual Jazz
# 47
Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Alternative Rock
# 48
Album • May 18 / 2018 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B West Coast Hip Hop
# 49
Album • Aug 10 / 2018 Alternative R&B Art Pop
# 50
Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Pop Rap Alternative R&B