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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Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

514 charts

Rank Score:

6,361

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Overall Rank:

275

Average Rating:

82 (808 votes)

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Kids See Ghosts

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

504 charts

Rank Score:

4,665

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Overall Rank:

384

Average Rating:

82 (814 votes)

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Joy As An Act Of Resistance.

Idles

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

417 charts

Rank Score:

3,292

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Overall Rank:

547

Average Rating:

80 (466 votes)

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Beach House

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

463 charts

Rank Score:

3,260

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Overall Rank:

552

Average Rating:

80 (674 votes)

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You Won't Get What You Want

Daughters

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

335 charts

Rank Score:

3,186

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

2,936

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Overall Rank:

605

Average Rating:

80 (516 votes)

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Little Dark Age

MGMT

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

419 charts

Rank Score:

2,595

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

106

Overall Rank:

701

Average Rating:

80 (745 votes)

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Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

346 charts

Rank Score:

2,532

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

324 charts

Rank Score:

2,466

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110

Overall Rank:

727

Average Rating:

76 (370 votes)

Comments:

10.

Some Rap Songs

Earl Sweatshirt

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

2,137

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122

Overall Rank:

836

Average Rating:

78 (372 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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