Best Albums

The Independent

independent.co.uk

Highest Rated Albums of 2018

Year

2018
- - 2018
  - 2017
  - 2016
  - 2015
  - 2014
  - 2013
  - 2012
- - 2011
  - 2010
  - 2009
  - 2008
  - 2007
  - All Time

Genre

All
- - All
  - Alternative R&B
  - Alternative Rock
  - Americana
  - Art Pop
  - Country
  - Dance Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Folk Rock
  - Hip Hop
  - Indie Folk
- - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
  - Metal
  - Neo-Psychedelia
  - Neo-Soul
  - Pop
  - Pop Rock
  - Psychedelic
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Synthpop

1. Colter Wall - Songs of the Plains

Colter Wall - Songs of the Plains

October 12, 2018

Score

100

2. John Grant - Love Is Magic

John Grant - Love Is Magic

October 12, 2018

Score

100

3. Christine and the Queens - Chris

Christine and the Queens - Chris

September 21, 2018

Score

100

4. Suede - The Blue Hour

Suede - The Blue Hour

September 21, 2018

Alternative Rock

Score

100

5. Troye Sivan - Bloom

Troye Sivan - Bloom

August 31, 2018

Score

100

6. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

August 3, 2018

Score

100

7. Gaika - Basic Volume

Gaika - Basic Volume

July 27, 2018

Experimental Hip Hop

Score

100

8. Ben Howard - Noonday Dream

Ben Howard - Noonday Dream

June 1, 2018

Score

100

9. CHVRCHES - Love is Dead

CHVRCHES - Love is Dead

May 25, 2018

Score

100

10. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

May 18, 2018

Score

100

11. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

April 27, 2018

Score

100

12. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

March 30, 2018

Score

100

13. Calexico - The Thread That Keeps Us

Calexico - The Thread That Keeps Us

January 26, 2018

Score

100

14. Mary Gauthier - Rifles & Rosary Beads

Mary Gauthier - Rifles & Rosary Beads

January 26, 2018

Score

100

15. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Look Now

Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Look Now

October 12, 2018

Score

80

16. Kurt Vile - Bottle It In

Kurt Vile - Bottle It In

October 12, 2018

Score

80

17. Estrons - You Say I'm Too Much, I Say You're Not Enough

Estrons - You Say I'm Too Much, I Say You're Not Enough

October 5, 2018

Score

80

18. Eric Church - Desperate Man

Eric Church - Desperate Man

October 5, 2018

Score

80

19. Cat Power - Wanderer

Cat Power - Wanderer

October 5, 2018

Singer-Songwriter

Score

80

20. Cypress Hill - Elephants on Acid

Cypress Hill - Elephants on Acid

September 28, 2018

Score

80

21. Villagers - The Art of Pretending to Swim

Villagers - The Art of Pretending to Swim

September 21, 2018

Score

80

22. Spiritualized - And Nothing Hurt

Spiritualized - And Nothing Hurt

September 7, 2018

Neo-Psychedelia

Score

80

23. Paul McCartney - Egypt Station

Paul McCartney - Egypt Station

September 7, 2018

Score

80

24. Anna Calvi - Hunter

Anna Calvi - Hunter

August 31, 2018

Score

80

25. Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance

Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance

August 31, 2018

Score

80

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

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