Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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2018 year summaryThe best artists of 2018 were Car Seat Headrest, Kids See Ghosts, Idles, Beach House, Daughters, Parquet Courts, MGMT, Kacey Musgraves, Arctic Monkeys and Mitski.

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21.

Swimming

Mac Miller

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

1,164

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

233

Overall Rank:

1,481

Average Rating:

77 (171 votes)

Comments:

22.

Virtue

The Voidz

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

1,096

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

254

Overall Rank:

1,578

Average Rating:

76 (290 votes)

Comments:

23.

God's Favorite Customer

Father John Misty

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

242 charts

Rank Score:

1,039

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

262

Overall Rank:

1,642

Average Rating:

77 (357 votes)

Comments:

24.

Heaven And Earth

Kamasi Washington

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

965

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

276

Overall Rank:

1,746

Average Rating:

78 (201 votes)

Comments:

25.

무너지기 [Crumbling]

공중도둑 [Mid-Air Thief]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

958

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

281

Overall Rank:

1,758

Average Rating:

79 (107 votes)

Comments:

26.

Kanye West

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

946

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

289

Overall Rank:

1,784

Average Rating:

73 (679 votes)

Comments:

27.

El Mal Querer

Rosalía

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

943

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

290

Overall Rank:

1,789

Average Rating:

78 (182 votes)

Comments:

28.

In A Poem Unlimited

U.S. Girls

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

919

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

297

Overall Rank:

1,831

Average Rating:

77 (260 votes)

Comments:

29.

Astroworld

Travis Scott

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

149 charts

Rank Score:

908

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

303

Overall Rank:

1,855

Average Rating:

73 (270 votes)

Comments:

30.

Trench

Twenty One Pilots

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

890

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

307

Overall Rank:

1,881

Average Rating:

75 (202 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Logic	2	0%
Bladee	2	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	2	0%
Mach-Hommy	2	0%
Unknown Mortal Orchestra	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	476	48%
	177	18%
	43	4%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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