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 Earl Sweatshirt.

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51.

Future Me Hates Me

The Beths

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

507

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

495

Overall Rank:

2,964

Average Rating:

77 (75 votes)

Comments:

52.

Year Of The Snitch

Death Grips

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

485

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

524

Overall Rank:

3,094

Average Rating:

77 (287 votes)

Comments:

53.

Historian

Lucy Dacus

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

476

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

536

Overall Rank:

3,148

Average Rating:

76 (125 votes)

Comments:

54.

Singularity

Jon Hopkins

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

460

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

555

Overall Rank:

3,236

Average Rating:

77 (139 votes)

Comments:

55.

Post-

Jeff Rosenstock

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

454

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

560

Overall Rank:

3,266

Average Rating:

73 (229 votes)

Comments:

56.

Freedom's Goblin

Ty Segall & Freedom Band

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

444

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

567

Overall Rank:

3,318

Average Rating:

75 (155 votes)

Comments:

57.

Hope Downs

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

428

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

588

Overall Rank:

3,428

Average Rating:

76 (104 votes)

Comments:

58.

Sweetener

Ariana Grande

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

424

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

595

Overall Rank:

3,455

Average Rating:

68 (158 votes)

Comments:

59.

Superorganism

Superorganism

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

418

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

609

Overall Rank:

3,491

Average Rating:

73 (113 votes)

Comments:

60.

Chris

Christine And The Queens

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

416

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

611

Overall Rank:

3,502

Average Rating:

74 (79 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	474	47%
	179	18%
	43	4%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	31	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

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

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