Best Albums of 2018

Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2018 were Car Seat Headrest, Kids See Ghosts, Idles, Beach House, Daughters, Parquet Courts, MGMT, Kacey Musgraves, Arctic Monkeys and Earl Sweatshirt.
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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2018
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109
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2018
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109
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2018
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108
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2018
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Rank Score:
108
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Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2018
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Rank Score:
108
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2018
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107
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 20 of 100

Best Albums of 2018 composition

Country Albums %


United States 474 47%
United Kingdom 179 18%
Mixed Nationality 41 4%
Canada 38 4%
Australia 36 4%
Germany 31 3%
France 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 982 98%
Yes 18 2%
Live? Albums %
No 977 98%
Yes 23 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
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