Best Albums of 2018

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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412
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Buy album United States
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384
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379
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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Country Albums %


United States 475 48%
United Kingdom 178 18%
Mixed Nationality 43 4%
Canada 39 4%
Australia 37 4%
Germany 31 3%
France 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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