Best Albums

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Highest Rated Albums of 2018

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Genre

2018

26. Jlin - Autobiography (Music from Wayne McGregor's Autobiography)

Jlin - Autobiography (Music from Wayne McGregor's Autobiography)

September 28, 2018

Score

90

27. Marie Davidson - Working Class Woman

Marie Davidson - Working Class Woman

October 5, 2018

Minimal Synth, Techno, Post-Industrial

Score

90

28. Mudhoney - Digital Garbage

Mudhoney - Digital Garbage

September 28, 2018

Alternative Rock

Garage Punk, Grunge

Score

90

29. The Crystal Method - The Trip Home

The Crystal Method - The Trip Home

September 28, 2018

Score

90

30. Sean Leon - Sean Leon (The Death Of)

Sean Leon - Sean Leon (The Death Of)

September 21, 2018

Score

90

31. Ouri - We Share Our Blood

Ouri - We Share Our Blood

September 28, 2018

Alternative R&B, Art Pop

Score

90

32. Tim Hecker - Konoyo

Tim Hecker - Konoyo

September 28, 2018

Ambient, Electroacoustic, Drone

Glitch, Post-Minimalism

Score

90

33. Richard Reed Parry - Quiet River of Dust Vol 1

Richard Reed Parry - Quiet River of Dust Vol 1

September 21, 2018

Indie Folk, Chamber Folk

Score

90

34. Richard Thompson - 13 Rivers

Richard Thompson - 13 Rivers

September 14, 2018

Score

90

35. Steven Page - Discipline: Heal Thyself, Pt. II

Steven Page - Discipline: Heal Thyself, Pt. II

September 14, 2018

Score

90

36. Elisapie - The Ballad of the Runaway Girl

Elisapie - The Ballad of the Runaway Girl

September 14, 2018

Score

90

37. Sandro Perri - In Another Life

Sandro Perri - In Another Life

September 14, 2018

Score

90

38. Clutch - Book of Bad Decisions

Clutch - Book of Bad Decisions

September 7, 2018

Score

90

39. The Dirty Nil - Master Volume

The Dirty Nil - Master Volume

September 14, 2018

Punk Rock, Alternative Rock

Score

90

40. Eric Bachmann - No Recover

Eric Bachmann - No Recover

September 7, 2018

Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter

Score

90

41. Michael Price - Tender Symmetry

Michael Price - Tender Symmetry

August 31, 2018

Score

90

42. Amnesia Scanner - Another Life

Amnesia Scanner - Another Life

September 7, 2018

Post-Industrial, Deconstructed Club, Electro-Industrial, Synth Punk

Glitch, Power Noise, Neoperreo

Score

90

43. La Force - La Force

La Force - La Force

September 7, 2018

Score

90

44. Pig Destroyer - Head Cage

Pig Destroyer - Head Cage

September 7, 2018

Grindcore, Groove Metal, Sludge Metal

Score

90

45. Manu Delago - Parasol Peak (Live in the Alps)

Manu Delago - Parasol Peak (Live in the Alps)

September 7, 2018

Score

90

46. Muncie Girls - Fixed Ideals

Muncie Girls - Fixed Ideals

August 31, 2018

Score

90

47. IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance.

IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance.

August 31, 2018

Post-Punk, Post-Hardcore

Noise Rock, Punk Rock, Art Punk

Score

90

48. White Denim - Performance

White Denim - Performance

August 24, 2018

Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Rock

Score

90

49. Tirzah - Devotion

Tirzah - Devotion

August 10, 2018

Alternative R&B, Art Pop

Bedroom Pop, Hypnagogic Pop, Ambient Pop, Glitch Pop, Neo-Soul

Score

90

50. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

August 3, 2018

Trap, Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop

Cloud Rap, Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative R&B

Score

90

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Exclaim! awarded albums throughout 2018.

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