Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, Arctic Monkeys, Kacey Musgraves and Earl Sweatshirt.

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21.

Swimming

Mac Miller

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

1,161

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

236

Overall Rank:

1,500

Average Rating:

78 (164 votes)

Comments:

22.

Virtue

The Voidz

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

155 charts

Rank Score:

1,146

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

240

Overall Rank:

1,515

Average Rating:

76 (286 votes)

Comments:

23.

God's Favorite Customer

Father John Misty

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

240 charts

Rank Score:

1,074

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

257

Overall Rank:

1,607

Average Rating:

77 (355 votes)

Comments:

24.

Die Lit

Playboi Carti

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

988

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

277

Overall Rank:

1,725

Average Rating:

74 (173 votes)

Comments:

25.

Trench

Twenty One Pilots

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

975

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

281

Overall Rank:

1,749

Average Rating:

75 (199 votes)

Comments:

26.

Heaven And Earth

Kamasi Washington

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

972

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

285

Overall Rank:

1,758

Average Rating:

79 (196 votes)

Comments:

27.

Kanye West

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

223 charts

Rank Score:

967

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

287

Overall Rank:

1,763

Average Rating:

73 (669 votes)

Comments:

28.

El Mal Querer

Rosalía

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

158 charts

Rank Score:

949

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

290

Overall Rank:

1,779

Average Rating:

78 (181 votes)

Comments:

29.

Astroworld

Travis Scott

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

146 charts

Rank Score:

932

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

300

Overall Rank:

1,810

Average Rating:

73 (262 votes)

Comments:

30.

무너지기 [Crumbling]

공중도둑 [Mid-Air Thief]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

919

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

302

Overall Rank:

1,836

Average Rating:

78 (102 votes)

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	2	0%
Unknown Mortal Orchestra	2	0%
Bladee	2	0%
Makaya McCraven	2	0%
Logic	2	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	477	48%
	180	18%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	30	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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Best Albums of 2017
1. Damn. by Kendrick Lamar
2. Melodrama by Lorde
3. Flower Boy by Tyler, The Creator
4. A Deeper Understanding by The War On Drugs
5. Slowdive by Slowdive
6. A Crow Looked At Me by Mount Eerie
7. Sleep Well Beast by The National
8. Crack-Up by Fleet Foxes
9. Pure Comedy by Father John Misty
10. American Dream by LCD Soundsystem
11. Antisocialites by Alvvays
12. Ctrl by SZA
13. Saturation III by Brockhampton
14. MASSEDUCTION by St. Vincent
15. Saturation II by Brockhampton
16. Polygondwanaland by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
17. Stranger In The Alps by Phoebe Bridgers
18. Flying Microtonal Banana by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
19. No Shape by Perfume Genius
20. Science Fiction by Brand New