Vinyl Me, Please's Best Albums of 2018
Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born Soundtrack Yeah, the last third is manipulative and meant to tug on heartstrings, and yeah, Bradley Cooper’s speaking voice is hilarious during most of this, but there wasn’t a more powerful “THIS IS IMPORTANT MUSIC” album this year. The ways that this could have gone sideways a
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #2 | soil | serpentwithfeet | Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #4 | Room 25 | noname | Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #5 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #6 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #8 | Whack World | Tierra Whack | May-30-2018, Pop Rap |
| #9 | LONER | Caroline Rose | Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #10 | Paraffin | Armand Hammer | Aug-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #11 | 7 | Beach House | May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #12 | Con Todo El Mundo | Khruangbin | Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #13 | Veteran | JPEGMAFIA | Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #14 | Songs of the Plains | Colter Wall | Oct-12-2018, Outlaw Country |
| #15 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #16 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #17 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #18 | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Deafheaven | Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze |
| #19 | Orquesta Akokán | Orquesta Akokán | Mar-30-2018, Mambo |
| #20 | Nasty | Rico Nasty | Jun-15-2018, Trap |
| #21 | Our Raw Heart | YOB | Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal |
| #22 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | May-11-2018, |
| #23 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #24 | Dream Girl | Ness Nite | Mar-01-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #25 | Die Lit | Playboi Carti | May-11-2018, Trap |
| #26 | Lush | Snail Mail | Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #27 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #28 | abysskiss | Adrianne Lenker | Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #30 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #31 | TA13OO | Denzel Curry | Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #32 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #33 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #34 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #35 | Boygenius | boygenius | Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock |
| #36 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #37 | Voicenotes | Charlie Puth | May-11-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #38 | Origami Harvest | Ambrose Akinmusire | Oct-12-2018, Chamber Jazz |
| #39 | Astroworld | Travis Scott | Aug-03-2018, Trap |
| #40 | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper | Oct-05-2018, Film Soundtrack |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #2 | soil | serpentwithfeet | Album, Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #4 | Room 25 | noname | Album, Sep-14-2018, Jazz Rap |
| #5 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #6 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #8 | Whack World | Tierra Whack | Album, May-30-2018, Pop Rap |
| #9 | LONER | Caroline Rose | Album, Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #10 | Paraffin | Armand Hammer | Album, Aug-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #11 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #12 | Con Todo El Mundo | Khruangbin | Album, Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #13 | Veteran | JPEGMAFIA | Album, Jan-19-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #14 | Songs of the Plains | Colter Wall | Album, Oct-12-2018, Outlaw Country |
| #15 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #16 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #17 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #18 | Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | Deafheaven | Album, Jul-13-2018, Blackgaze |
| #19 | Orquesta Akokán | Orquesta Akokán | Album, Mar-30-2018, Mambo |
| #20 | Nasty | Rico Nasty | Album, Jun-15-2018, Trap |
| #21 | Our Raw Heart | YOB | Album, Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal |
| #22 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018, |
| #23 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #24 | Dream Girl | Ness Nite | Album, Mar-01-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #25 | Die Lit | Playboi Carti | Album, May-11-2018, Trap |
| #26 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #27 | El Mal Querer | ROSALÍA | Album, Nov-02-2018, Flamenco Pop |
| #28 | abysskiss | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-17-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #30 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Album, Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #31 | TA13OO | Denzel Curry | Album, Jul-27-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #32 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #33 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #34 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #35 | Boygenius | boygenius | EP, Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock |
| #36 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #37 | Voicenotes | Charlie Puth | Album, May-11-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #38 | Origami Harvest | Ambrose Akinmusire | Album, Oct-12-2018, Chamber Jazz |
| #39 | Astroworld | Travis Scott | Album, Aug-03-2018, Trap |
| #40 | A Star Is Born | Lady GagaBradley Cooper | Album, Oct-05-2018, Film Soundtrack |