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The Best Alternative R&B Albums of 2018

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2018

1. Blood Orange - Negro Swan

Blood Orange - Negro Swan

August 24, 2018

Critic Score

85

26 reviews

2. Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

June 8, 2018

Critic Score

84

21 reviews

3. serpentwithfeet - soil

serpentwithfeet - soil

June 8, 2018

Critic Score

83

17 reviews

4. Tirzah - Devotion

Tirzah - Devotion

August 10, 2018

Critic Score

80

15 reviews

5. Nao - Saturn

October 26, 2018

Critic Score

80

12 reviews

6. Gaika - Basic Volume

Gaika - Basic Volume

July 27, 2018

Critic Score

76

10 reviews

7. Mac Miller - Swimming

Mac Miller - Swimming

August 3, 2018

Critic Score

75

19 reviews

8. Everything Is Recorded - Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell

Everything Is Recorded - Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell

February 16, 2018

Critic Score

74

10 reviews

9. Rhye - Blood

February 2, 2018

Critic Score

73

16 reviews

10. How to Dress Well - The Anteroom

How to Dress Well - The Anteroom

October 19, 2018

Critic Score

72

11 reviews

11. Mike Shinoda - Post Traumatic

Mike Shinoda - Post Traumatic

June 15, 2018

Critic Score

71

6 reviews

12. 6LACK - East Atlanta Love Letter

6LACK - East Atlanta Love Letter

September 14, 2018

Critic Score

70

6 reviews

13. Lykke Li - so sad so sexy

Lykke Li - so sad so sexy

June 8, 2018

Critic Score

69

28 reviews

14. Ben Khan - Ben Khan

Ben Khan - Ben Khan

August 10, 2018

Critic Score

67

5 reviews

15. Tinashe - Joyride

Tinashe - Joyride

April 13, 2018

Critic Score

65

12 reviews

16. The Weeknd - My Dear Melancholy,

The Weeknd - My Dear Melancholy,

March 30, 2018

Critic Score

63

17 reviews

17. Joji - Ballads 1

Joji - Ballads 1

October 26, 2018

Critic Score

63

5 reviews

18. Princess Nokia - A Girl Cried Red

Princess Nokia - A Girl Cried Red

April 13, 2018

Critic Score

58

10 reviews

19. Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys

Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys

April 27, 2018

Critic Score

52

10 reviews

20. Tory Lanez - Memories Don't Die

Tory Lanez - Memories Don't Die

March 2, 2018

Critic Score

47

6 reviews

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