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Highest Rated Albums of 2018

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This is an ordered list of The 405's highest rated albums of 2018. Check out The 405's Year End List.

1. Hookworms - Microshift

Hookworms - Microshift
February 2, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
90
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2. Lucy Dacus - Historian

Lucy Dacus - Historian
March 2, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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3. Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy

Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
February 16, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
90
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4. Typhoon - Offerings

Typhoon - Offerings
January 12, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
90
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5. Half Waif - Lavender

Half Waif - Lavender
April 27, 2018
Synthpop
Score
90
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6. Iceage - Beyondless

Iceage - Beyondless
May 4, 2018
Post-Punk
Score
90
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7. Oneohtrix Point Never - Age Of

Oneohtrix Point Never - Age Of
June 1, 2018
Progressive Electronic
Score
90
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8. Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth

Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
June 22, 2018
Jazz Fusion
Score
90
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9. Tirzah - Devotion

Tirzah - Devotion
August 10, 2018
Art Pop
Score
90
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10. Mitski - Be the Cowboy

Mitski - Be the Cowboy
August 17, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
90
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11. SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES

SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
June 15, 2018
Post-Industrial
Score
90
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12. Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance

Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance
August 31, 2018
Post-Punk
Score
90
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13. Mac Miller - Swimming

Mac Miller - Swimming
August 3, 2018
Pop Rap
Score
90
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14. Fucked Up - Dose Your Dreams

Fucked Up - Dose Your Dreams
October 5, 2018
Art Punk
Score
90
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15. Tim Hecker - Konoyo

Tim Hecker - Konoyo
September 28, 2018
Ambient
Score
90
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16. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
November 30, 2018
Art Pop
Score
85
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17. Screaming Females - All at Once

Screaming Females - All at Once
February 23, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
85
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18. Rae Morris - Someone Out There

Rae Morris - Someone Out There
February 2, 2018
Electropop
Score
85
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19. Jeff Rosenstock - POST-

Jeff Rosenstock - POST-
January 1, 2018
Power Pop
Score
85
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20. Camp Cope - How to Socialise & Make Friends

Camp Cope - How to Socialise & Make Friends
March 2, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
85
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21. Mount Eerie - Now Only

Mount Eerie - Now Only
March 16, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Score
85
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22. Black Milk - FEVER

Black Milk - FEVER
February 23, 2018
Hip Hop
Score
85
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23. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
May 18, 2018
Art Punk
Score
85
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24. Beach House - 7

Beach House - 7
May 11, 2018
Dream Pop
Score
85
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25. Snail Mail - Lush

Snail Mail - Lush
June 8, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
85
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The 405 awarded albums throughout 2018.
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