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Highest Rated Albums of 2018
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1.
Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
November 30, 2018
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
100
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Rosalía - El Mal Querer
November 2, 2018
Art Pop
Score
100
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3.
Robyn - Honey
October 26, 2018
Electropop
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100
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4.
Neneh Cherry - Broken Politics
October 19, 2018
Art Pop
Score
100
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5.
Fucked Up - Dose Your Dreams
October 5, 2018
Art Punk
Score
100
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6.
Christine and the Queens - Chris
September 21, 2018
Synthpop
Score
100
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Prince - Piano & a Microphone 1983
September 21, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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Low - Double Negative
September 14, 2018
Ambient Pop
Score
100
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9.
Anna Calvi - Hunter
August 31, 2018
Art Rock
Score
100
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10.
Mitski - Be the Cowboy
August 17, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
100
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11.
Helena Hauff - Qualm
August 3, 2018
Electro
Score
100
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12.
Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
July 13, 2018
Blackgaze
Score
100
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13.
Gwenifer Raymond - You Never Were Much of a Dancer
June 29, 2018
American Primitivism
Score
100
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14.
Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears
June 29, 2018
Art Pop
Score
100
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15.
Neko Case - Hell-On
June 1, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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16.
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
March 30, 2018
Country Pop
Score
100
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17.
Courtney Marie Andrews - May Your Kindness Remain
March 23, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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18.
Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Polina Leschenko - Deux
February 23, 2018
Score
100
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Sarah Blasko - Depth of Field
February 23, 2018
Art Pop
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100
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20.
Steve Reich - Pulse / Quartet
February 2, 2018
Modern Classical
Score
100
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21.
Hookworms - Microshift
February 2, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
100
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22.
No Age - Snares Like a Haircut
January 26, 2018
Noise Pop
Score
100
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23.
LP - Heart to Mouth
December 7, 2018
Pop Rock
Score
80
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24.
The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
November 30, 2018
Art Pop
Score
80
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25.
Jeff Tweedy - WARM
November 30, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Guardian awarded albums throughout 2018.
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