USA Today's Best Albums of 2018

Read on for the 2018 albums that writers Maeve McDermott and Patrick Ryan will be thinking about long after the year expires.

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Sweetener Ariana Grande Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B
#2 7 Beach House May-11-2018, Dream Pop
#3 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#4 Voicenotes Charlie Puth May-11-2018, Contemporary R&B
#5 Chris Christine and the Queens Sep-21-2018, Synthpop
#6 BEASTMODE 2 Future Jul-06-2018, Trap
#7 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#8 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#9 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#10 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#11 El Mal Querer ROSALÍA Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop
#12 Lush Snail Mail Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock
#13 Astroworld Travis Scott Aug-03-2018, Trap
#14 Bloom Troye Sivan Aug-31-2018, Electropop
#15 In A Poem Unlimited U.S. Girls Feb-16-2018, Art Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #3 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #4 | Voicenotes | Charlie Puth | Album, May-11-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #6 | BEASTMODE 2 | Future | Album, Jul-06-2018, Trap |
| #7 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #8 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #9 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #10 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #11 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Album, Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #12 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Astroworld | Travis Scott | Album, Aug-03-2018, Trap |
| #14 | Bloom | Troye Sivan | Album, Aug-31-2018, Electropop |
| #15 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |