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This is an ordered list of The Skinny's highest rated albums of 2018. Check out
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Bauhaus - The Bela Session
November 23, 2018
Gothic Rock
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100
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Free Love - Luxury Hits
November 9, 2018
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100
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Jeff Tweedy - WARM
November 30, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
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100
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Nao - Saturn
October 26, 2018
Alternative R&B
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100
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Gazelle Twin - Pastoral
September 21, 2018
Post-Industrial
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100
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Fatherson - Sum of All Your Parts
September 14, 2018
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100
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How to Dress Well - The Anteroom
October 19, 2018
Art Pop
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100
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MØ - Forever Neverland
October 19, 2018
Electropop
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100
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Marie Davidson - Working Class Woman
October 5, 2018
Tech House
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100
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boygenius - boygenius EP
October 26, 2018
Indie Folk
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100
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Aphex Twin - Collapse EP
September 14, 2018
IDM
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100
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Fucked Up - Dose Your Dreams
October 5, 2018
Art Punk
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100
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Lala Lala - The Lamb
September 28, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
100
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Beak> - >>>
September 21, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
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100
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John Grant - Love Is Magic
October 12, 2018
Synthpop
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100
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Self Defense Family - Have You Considered Punk Music
June 29, 2018
Post-Punk
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100
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17
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Amber Arcades - European Heartbreak
September 28, 2018
Indie Folk
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100
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Tirzah - Devotion
August 10, 2018
Art Pop
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100
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Adam Stafford - Fire Behind The Curtain
May 4, 2018
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100
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Dirty Projectors - Lamp Lit Prose
July 13, 2018
Art Pop
Score
100
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Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
July 13, 2018
Blackgaze
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100
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Oneohtrix Point Never - Age Of
June 1, 2018
Progressive Electronic
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100
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23
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Rival Consoles - Persona
April 13, 2018
Microhouse
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100
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Confidence Man - Confident Music For Confident People
April 13, 2018
Alternative Dance
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100
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Iceage - Beyondless
May 4, 2018
Post-Punk
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100
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Skinny awarded albums throughout 2018.
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