AOTY 2018

Best Albums

The Highest Rated Albums of 2018

Year

2018
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  - 2013
  - 2012
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  - 2010
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  - 2000
  - All Time

Genre

All
- - All
  - Alternative R&B
  - Alternative Rock
  - Ambient
  - Americana
  - Art Pop
  - Country
  - Dream Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Folk Rock
  - Hip Hop
- - House
  - Indie Folk
  - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
  - Metal
  - Neo-Psychedelia
  - Neo-Soul
  - Pop
  - Pop Rap
  - Pop Rock
  - Post-Punk
  - Power Pop
  - Psychedelic
- - Psychedelic Rock
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Synthpop
  - Trap Rap

Min. Reviews

5
- 5
- 10
- 15
- 20

1. Sigh - Heir To Despair

Sigh - Heir To Despair

November 16, 2018

Avant-Garde Metal

Critic Score

88

5 reviews

2. Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance

Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance

August 31, 2018

Critic Score

88

23 reviews

3. John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album

John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album

June 29, 2018

Critic Score

88

7 reviews

4. Confidence Man - Confident Music For Confident People

Confidence Man - Confident Music For Confident People

April 13, 2018

Alternative Dance

Critic Score

87

9 reviews

5. Robyn - Honey

October 26, 2018

Critic Score

86

23 reviews

6. Black Foxxes - REIðI

Black Foxxes - REIðI

March 16, 2018

Alternative Rock

Critic Score

86

5 reviews

7. Christine and the Queens - Chris

Christine and the Queens - Chris

September 21, 2018

Critic Score

86

27 reviews

8. Rosalía - El Mal Querer

Rosalía - El Mal Querer

November 2, 2018

Critic Score

86

5 reviews

9. Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want

Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want

October 26, 2018

Critic Score

86

11 reviews

10. Various Artists - Brainfeeder X

Various Artists - Brainfeeder X

November 16, 2018

Critic Score

85

6 reviews

11. Noname - Room 25

Noname - Room 25

September 14, 2018

Critic Score

85

16 reviews

12. The Xcerts - Hold on to Your Heart

The Xcerts - Hold on to Your Heart

January 19, 2018

Critic Score

85

5 reviews

13. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

May 18, 2018

Critic Score

85

27 reviews

14. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

April 27, 2018

Critic Score

85

33 reviews

15. Sleep - The Sciences

Sleep - The Sciences

April 20, 2018

Critic Score

85

10 reviews

16. Kali Uchis - Isolation

Kali Uchis - Isolation

April 6, 2018

Critic Score

85

20 reviews

17. Hookworms - Microshift

Hookworms - Microshift

February 2, 2018

Neo-Psychedelia

Critic Score

85

18 reviews

18. Years & Years - Palo Santo

Years & Years - Palo Santo

July 6, 2018

Critic Score

85

14 reviews

19. Low - Double Negative

Low - Double Negative

September 14, 2018

Critic Score

85

21 reviews

20. Gazelle Twin - Pastoral

Gazelle Twin - Pastoral

September 21, 2018

Post-Industrial

Critic Score

85

9 reviews

21. Saba - Care for Me

Saba - Care for Me

April 5, 2018

Critic Score

85

9 reviews

22. Blood Orange - Negro Swan

Blood Orange - Negro Swan

August 24, 2018

Alternative R&B

Critic Score

85

26 reviews

23. Mitski - Be the Cowboy

Mitski - Be the Cowboy

August 17, 2018

Critic Score

84

32 reviews

24. SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES

SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES

June 15, 2018

Post-Industrial

Critic Score

84

21 reviews

25. Objekt - Cocoon Crush

Objekt - Cocoon Crush

November 9, 2018

Critic Score

84

8 reviews

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3 points / 3 Comments

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New Album Releases

82

Bruce Springsteen

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80

NR

Charlotte Gainsbourg

NR

I Hate My Life and I Really Wish People Would Stop Telling...

NR

NR

Metallic Butterfly

NR

NR

The Chainsmokers

NR

70

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