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Highest Rated Albums of 2018

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This is an ordered list of Drowned in Sound's highest rated albums of 2018. Check out Drowned in Sound's Year End List.

1. Ought - Room Inside the World

Ought - Room Inside the World
February 16, 2018
Post-Punk
Score
100
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2. Black Foxxes - REIðI

Black Foxxes - REIðI
March 16, 2018
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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3. Nils Frahm - All Melody

Nils Frahm - All Melody
January 26, 2018
Ambient
Score
100
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4. Flasher - Constant Image

Flasher - Constant Image
June 8, 2018
Post-Punk
Score
100
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5. Fucked Up - Dose Your Dreams

Fucked Up - Dose Your Dreams
October 5, 2018
Art Punk
Score
100
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6. Gazelle Twin - Pastoral

Gazelle Twin - Pastoral
September 21, 2018
Post-Industrial
Score
100
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7. Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus

Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus
February 9, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
90
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8. Hookworms - Microshift

Hookworms - Microshift
February 2, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
90
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9. Chromeo - Head Over Heels

Chromeo - Head Over Heels
June 15, 2018
Nu-Disco
Score
90
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10. Field Music - Open Here

Field Music - Open Here
February 2, 2018
Progressive Pop
Score
90
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11. Lucy Dacus - Historian

Lucy Dacus - Historian
March 2, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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12. The Breeders - All Nerve

The Breeders - All Nerve
March 2, 2018
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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13. Holly Miranda - Mutual Horse

Holly Miranda - Mutual Horse
February 23, 2018
Indie Pop
Score
90
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14. Mount Eerie - Now Only

Mount Eerie - Now Only
March 16, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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15. Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar

Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
March 9, 2018
Neo-Soul
Score
90
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16. Hot Snakes - Jericho Sirens

Hot Snakes - Jericho Sirens
March 16, 2018
Garage Punk
Score
90
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17. The Sea and Cake - Any Day

The Sea and Cake - Any Day
May 11, 2018
Indie Pop
Score
90
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18. Hinds - I Don't Run

Hinds - I Don't Run
April 6, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
90
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19. Benin City - Last Night

Benin City - Last Night
April 6, 2018
Score
90
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20. Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog

Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog
April 6, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
90
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21. Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs

Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs
April 6, 2018
Indie Pop
Score
90
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22. The Lovely Eggs - This is Eggland

The Lovely Eggs - This is Eggland
February 23, 2018
Noise Pop
Score
90
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23. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
May 18, 2018
Art Punk
Score
90
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24. CHVRCHES - Love is Dead

CHVRCHES - Love is Dead
May 25, 2018
Synthpop
Score
90
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25. Skating Polly - The Make It All Show

Skating Polly - The Make It All Show
May 4, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
90
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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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