Vulture's 15 Best Albums of 2018

Here are the best albums of 2018, according to New York magazine music critic Craig Jenkins. The list includes: Pusha T, Kacey Musgraves, Mitski, Earl Sweatshirt, Mac Miller, Mariah Carey, Blood Orange, Pistol Annies, and much more.

Published: December 03, 2018 16:53 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#2 Double Negative Low Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop
#3 Interstate Gospel Pistol Annies, Miranda Lambert Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country
#4 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#5 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#6 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Arctic Monkeys May-11-2018,
#7 Swimming Mac Miller Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap
#8 Some Rap Songs Earl Sweatshirt Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#9 The Sciences Sleep Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal
#10 Caution Mariah Carey Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B
#11 The Now Now Gorillaz Jun-29-2018, Electropop
#12 Our Raw Heart YOB Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal
#13 My Dear Melancholy, The Weeknd Mar-30-2018, Alternative R&B
#14 Negro Swan Blood Orange Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B
#15 All Nerve The Breeders Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #2 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #3 | Interstate Gospel | Pistol AnniesMiranda Lambert | Album, Nov-02-2018, Contemporary Country |
| #4 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #5 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #6 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018,  |
| #7 | Swimming | Mac Miller | Album, Aug-03-2018, Pop Rap |
| #8 | Some Rap Songs | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Nov-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #9 | The Sciences | Sleep | Album, Apr-20-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #10 | Caution | Mariah Carey | Album, Nov-16-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | The Now Now | Gorillaz | Album, Jun-29-2018, Electropop |
| #12 | Our Raw Heart | YOB | Album, Jun-08-2018, Doom Metal |
| #13 | My Dear Melancholy, | The Weeknd | EP, Mar-30-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | All Nerve | The Breeders | Album, Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock |