The A.V. Club's Best Metal Albums of 2018
No sane, decent person could get through this year without experiencing at least a few flashes of rage or despair. Both are integral, of course, to the emotional language of heavy metal. In 2018, the genre provided a sturdy soundtrack to our collective meltdown, offering commiseration by the blast beat and power…
Published: November 27, 2018

Glide's 20 Best Albums of 2018
With 2018 just about wrapped up, it's never too early to round up Glide's calls for best of the year. The year didn't spell for any significant trend or
Published: November 26, 2018

Revolver's 30 Best Albums of 2018
Judas Priest, Sleep, Gouge Away, Candy and more
Published: November 26, 2018

Fopp's Best Albums of 2018
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Published: November 22, 2018

Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018

Published: November 15, 2018

Uncut's 75 Best Albums of 2018

Published: November 13, 2018

Nitsuh Abebe's Top Ten Albums of 2012
Kendrick Lamar, Chairlift, Cloud Nothings, and more.
Published: July 25, 2018

Spectrum Culture's Best Albums of 2018 (So Far)
We are pleased to present a list of albums that we feel have bubbled to the top of the heap.
Published: July 02, 2018

Northern Transmission's Top 10 Albums of 2018 So Far
For our mid-year review for 2018 we look at the powerful albums of from artists across pop, rock, hip hop and celebrate those who fuse a bit of all of them.
Published: July 01, 2018

The A.V. Club's Best Albums of 2018 So Far
As arbitrary as the demarcation of New Year’s Day is, it’s always thrilling to watch a new year in music take shape. While it’s often slow going in the earliest weeks, our first serious best-of contender arrived in the earliest hours of 2018 via Jeff Rosenstock’s vital, politically charged POST-. By the spring, we had…
Published: June 27, 2018

The Guardian's Best Albums of 2018 So Far
Lily Allen dished on her divorce, Arctic Monkeys found their inner crooners, Cardi B earned her stripes, Pusha T teamed up with Kanye West and the Vaccines made an unexpected classic
Published: June 20, 2018

Exclaim!'s Top 31 Albums of 2018 So Far
In 2018, the monoculture has all but vanished. With the sheer volume of entertainment at our fingertips — music, movies, TV, videogames, com...
Published: June 18, 2018

Consequence of Sound's Top 25 Albums of 2018 (So Far)
It's already been a wild and unpredictable year of game-changing surprises.
Published: June 12, 2018

Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far
50 best albums of 2018 so far, including Janelle Monáe, Cardi B, Kacey Musgraves, Kendrick Lamar's 'Black Panther' soundtrack, J Balvin, Shawn Mendes.
Published: June 12, 2018

Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far
From Beach House to Cardi B to Father John Misty, here are the best albums of 2018 so far, as ranked by the Stereogum staff.
Published: June 06, 2018

Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2018 (So Far)
We're only six months into the year, but already it's hard to choose just 50 albums to represent our favorites to this point.
Published: June 05, 2018

Uproxx's 50 Best Albums Of 2018 So Far
From world-moving R&B to the technicolor dream pop we've all been waiting for, 2018 has already had it all when it comes to great albums
Published: May 29, 2018

NME's Best Albums of 2018 (So Far)
We've listen to pretty much every album this year and decided that the following are the best albums of 2018, so far.
Published: May 22, 2018

Thrillist's Best Albums of 2018
Don't miss out on all the best new albums of 2018, whether it's a giant pop release, an indie record, or the hottest mixtape.
Published: March 07, 2018

Rolling Stone's 20 Best Avant Albums of 2017
Read our countdown of the 20 best avant-garde albums of 2017, including ambient, noise, out-jazz, experimental electronic music and more.
Published: January 02, 2018

HipHopDX's Best Rap Albums of 2017
HipHopDX names the 20 Top Hip Hop albums of 2017 and selects the best LP of the year as part of our year-end awards.
Published: December 29, 2017

Pitchfork's 10 Best Garage Punk Albums of 2017
Evan Minsker’s Shake Appeal column returns for a year-end blowout of rock’n’roll scuzz
Published: December 29, 2017

VIBE's 25 Best Albums of 2017
2017 was a year filled with turmoil, disappointment and down right disbelief. We would be lying if we said things were all peaches and cream over the last 12 months.
Published: December 29, 2017

Esquire's (US) Best Albums of 2017
These are the best albums of 2017 with Lorde, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Priests, Perfume Genius, and more
Published: December 29, 2017

Kerrang!'s Albums of 2017
The 50 best records of the past 12 months, according to us!
Published: December 29, 2017

Pitchfork's 10 Best Metal Albums of 2017
Our monthly metal column culminates with a look back at our 2017 favorites
Published: December 28, 2017

The Daily Beast's 10 Best Albums of 2017
There were plenty of excellent albums that dropped this past year—including some that you may have missed.
Published: December 28, 2017

Pitchfork's 10 Best DJ Mixes of 2017
Laurel Halo, Zola Jesus, Young Marco, and more make the year-end favorites from our monthly column
Published: December 27, 2017

NME's Albums of the Year 2017
2017's been mega for music and these 50 top albums have defined the year in music. Find out NME's albums of the year
Published: December 27, 2017

Slate's Best Albums of 2017
From Kendrick Lamar to Lorde to Randy Newman.
Published: December 26, 2017

Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2017
These are the albums we leaned on most during a year we're eager to forget.
Published: December 26, 2017

HipHopDX's 10 Best R&B Albums of 2017
HipHopDX compiles the 10 Best R&B Albums of 2017 from SZA, Daniel Caesar, Thundercat and more.
Published: December 23, 2017

BrooklynVegan’s Top 50 Albums of 2017
From Perfume Genius to Kendrick Lamar to Power Trip to Julien Baker, here are our 50 favorite albums of 2017.
Published: December 22, 2017

GQ [UK]'s Best Albums of 2017
Our albums of 2017 list is here: featuring Kendrick Lamar, St Vincent, The National, Lorde and more.
Published: December 22, 2017

musicOMH’s Top 50 Albums of 2017
Lists: musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2017
Published: December 22, 2017

Rolling Stone's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2017
Migos, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and more of the best rap records of year.
Published: December 22, 2017

BBC News' Top 10 Albums of 2017
The highest-rated albums of the year are revealed, including releases by Kendrick Lamar and Lorde.
Published: December 22, 2017

Interview Magazine's 10 Best Albums of 2017

Published: December 21, 2017

Yahoo Music's Top 10 Albums of 2017
2017 was a wildly diverse year, featuring strong women in pop like St. Vincent and Lorde; career reinventions for Harry Styles and comeback queen Kesha; and zeitgeist-capturing hip-hop opuses from Jay-Z and our No. 1 artist, Kendrick Lamar.
Published: December 20, 2017

Rolling Stone's 20 Best R&B Albums of 2017
Sharon Jones, Khalid, SZA, Miguel and more of the year's best R&B.
Published: December 20, 2017

FACT's 50 Best Albums of 2017
The best records from another astounding year for new music.
Published: December 20, 2017

Spectrum Culture's Top 20 Albums of 2017
These are the 20 best albums of the year.
Published: December 20, 2017

Junkee's 10 Best Albums of 2017
Junkee recaps the year's ten best albums, from Kendrick and Drake through to Sampha, Kelela, SZA, Bjork St. Vincent and Lorde.
Published: December 20, 2017

Clash's Albums of the Year 2017
2017 has been a traumatic, turbulent year. But it's also been a year marked by incredible creativity, by boundary shattering, barrier smashing
Published: December 19, 2017

Passion of the Weiss's Best Albums of 2017
You already know.
Published: December 19, 2017

Pitchfork's 20 Best Pop and R&B Albums of 2017
Featuring Lorde, Syd, Paramore, Khalid, Charli XCX, and more
Published: December 19, 2017

The Alternative's Top 50 Releases of 2017
Heres our 50 favorite releases of 2017. Please give these records a listen. We promise they're worth it.
Published: December 18, 2017

Stereogum's 10 Best Country Albums of 2017
Well, it certainly looked like the CMAs got political this year after all. Prior to Nashville’s biggest and splashiest event of the year, the Country Music Association issued new guidelines to media outlets covering the red carpet arrivals of the genre’s biggest celebrities, requesting they pose no questions about “the Las Vegas tragedy, gun rights, […]
Published: December 18, 2017

NPR Music's 10 Best R&B Albums of 2017
This is not your mom and pop's rhythm and blues. Artists pushed the boundaries, story lines and expectations of R&B more than ever in 2017.
Published: December 18, 2017

Les Inrocks' 100 Best Albums of 2017
Comme chaque année, Les Inrocks dévoilent les albums qui ont le plus tourné dans les playlists de la rédaction entre janvier et décembre. Notre numéro hors-série est déjà disponible en kiosques.
Published: December 18, 2017