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Highest Rated Albums of 2018

Year

2018
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Genre

1. Flasher - Constant Image

Flasher - Constant Image

June 8, 2018

Score

100

2. Black Foxxes - REIðI

Black Foxxes - REIðI

March 16, 2018

Alternative Rock

Score

100

3. Ought - Room Inside the World

Ought - Room Inside the World

February 16, 2018

Score

100

4. Nils Frahm - All Melody

Nils Frahm - All Melody

January 26, 2018

Score

100

5. The Black Delta Movement - Preservation

The Black Delta Movement - Preservation

August 3, 2018

Score

90

6. Self Defense Family - Have You Considered Punk Music

Self Defense Family - Have You Considered Punk Music

June 29, 2018

Score

90

7. Florence + The Machine - High as Hope

Florence + The Machine - High as Hope

June 29, 2018

Score

90

8. John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album

John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album

June 29, 2018

Score

90

9. Dancehall - The Band

Dancehall - The Band

June 15, 2018

Score

90

10. Onyx Collective - Lower East Suite Part Three

Onyx Collective - Lower East Suite Part Three

June 15, 2018

Score

90

11. Chromeo - Head Over Heels

Chromeo - Head Over Heels

June 15, 2018

Score

90

12. Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

June 8, 2018

Experimental Hip Hop

Score

90

13. Apostille - Choose Life

Apostille - Choose Life

June 8, 2018

Score

90

14. CHVRCHES - Love is Dead

CHVRCHES - Love is Dead

May 25, 2018

Score

90

15. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

May 18, 2018

Score

90

16. The Sea and Cake - Any Day

The Sea and Cake - Any Day

May 11, 2018

Score

90

17. Skating Polly - The Make It All Show

Skating Polly - The Make It All Show

May 4, 2018

Score

90

18. Eureka California - Roadrunners

Eureka California - Roadrunners

May 4, 2018

Score

90

19. Grouper - Grid of Points

Grouper - Grid of Points

April 27, 2018

Score

90

20. Confidence Man - Confident Music For Confident People

Confidence Man - Confident Music For Confident People

April 13, 2018

Alternative Dance

Score

90

21. Hinds - I Don't Run

Hinds - I Don't Run

April 6, 2018

Score

90

22. Benin City - Last Night

Benin City - Last Night

April 6, 2018

Score

90

23. Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog

Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog

April 6, 2018

Score

90

24. Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs

Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs

April 6, 2018

Score

90

25. Kate Nash - Yesterday Was Forever

Kate Nash - Yesterday Was Forever

March 30, 2018

Score

90

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Drowned in Sound awarded albums throughout 2018.

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