Best Albums

The Observer

https://www.theguardian.com/observer

Highest Rated Albums of 2018

Year

2018
- - 2018
  - 2017
  - 2016
  - 2015
  - 2014
  - 2013
  - 2012
- - 2011
  - 2010
  - 2009
  - 2008
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  - 2006
  - 2005
  - All Time

Genre

1. Simian Mobile Disco - Murmurations

Simian Mobile Disco - Murmurations

May 11, 2018

Score

100

2. Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar

Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar

March 9, 2018

Score

100

3. Tomberlin - At Weddings

Tomberlin - At Weddings

August 10, 2018

Singer-Songwriter

Score

80

4. James - Living in Extraordinary Times

James - Living in Extraordinary Times

August 3, 2018

Alternative Rock

Score

80

5. The Internet - Hive Mind

The Internet - Hive Mind

July 20, 2018

Score

80

6. Lotic - Power

July 13, 2018

Score

80

7. Bodega - Endless Scroll

Bodega - Endless Scroll

July 6, 2018

Score

80

8. Years & Years - Palo Santo

Years & Years - Palo Santo

July 6, 2018

Score

80

9. Gwenifer Raymond - You Never Were Much of a Dancer

Gwenifer Raymond - You Never Were Much of a Dancer

June 29, 2018

Score

80

10. Drake - Scorpion

Drake - Scorpion

June 29, 2018

Score

80

11. Charles Lloyd & The Marvels With Lucinda Williams - Vanished Gardens

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels With Lucinda Williams - Vanished Gardens

June 29, 2018

Score

80

12. Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears

Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears

June 29, 2018

Score

80

13. Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth

Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth

June 22, 2018

Score

80

14. Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch

Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch

June 22, 2018

Experimental Rock

Score

80

15. The Carters - Everything Is Love

The Carters - Everything Is Love

June 16, 2018

Score

80

16. Johnny Marr - Call The Comet

Johnny Marr - Call The Comet

June 15, 2018

Score

80

17. Christina Aguilera - Liberation

Christina Aguilera - Liberation

June 15, 2018

Score

80

18. Olivia Chaney - Shelter

Olivia Chaney - Shelter

June 15, 2018

Score

80

19. serpentwithfeet - soil

serpentwithfeet - soil

June 8, 2018

Alternative R&B

Score

80

20. Jorja Smith - Lost & Found

Jorja Smith - Lost & Found

June 8, 2018

Score

80

21. Oneohtrix Point Never - Age Of

Oneohtrix Point Never - Age Of

June 1, 2018

Progressive Electronic

Score

80

22. Jamie Isaac - (04:30) Idler

Jamie Isaac - (04:30) Idler

June 1, 2018

Score

80

23. CHVRCHES - Love is Dead

CHVRCHES - Love is Dead

May 25, 2018

Score

80

24. Fatoumata Diawara - Fenfo (Something To Say)

Fatoumata Diawara - Fenfo (Something To Say)

May 18, 2018

Score

80

25. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

May 18, 2018

Score

80

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

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