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The Highest Rated Albums of 2018

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2018

1. Mary Gauthier - Rifles & Rosary Beads

Mary Gauthier - Rifles & Rosary Beads

January 26, 2018

Critic Score

90

5 reviews

2. Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance

Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance

August 31, 2018

Critic Score

88

31 reviews

3. Black Peaks - All That Divides

Black Peaks - All That Divides

October 5, 2018

Progressive Rock

Critic Score

88

5 reviews

4. Macy Gray - Ruby

Macy Gray - Ruby

September 21, 2018

Critic Score

88

5 reviews

5. Sigh - Heir To Despair

Sigh - Heir To Despair

November 16, 2018

Avant-Garde Metal

Critic Score

88

5 reviews

6. Robyn - Honey

October 26, 2018

Critic Score

88

29 reviews

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

Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want

October 26, 2018

Critic Score

86

12 reviews

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

John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album

June 29, 2018

Critic Score

86

11 reviews

9. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

April 27, 2018

Critic Score

86

39 reviews

10. Mitski - Be the Cowboy

Mitski - Be the Cowboy

August 17, 2018

Critic Score

86

38 reviews

11. Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6

Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6

March 23, 2018

Critic Score

86

5 reviews

12. Noname - Room 25

Noname - Room 25

September 14, 2018

Critic Score

85

16 reviews

13. Christine and the Queens - Chris

Christine and the Queens - Chris

September 21, 2018

Critic Score

85

34 reviews

14. U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited

U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited

February 16, 2018

Neo-Psychedelia

Critic Score

85

26 reviews

15. Low - Double Negative

Low - Double Negative

September 14, 2018

Critic Score

85

26 reviews

16. Ashley McBryde - Girl Going Nowhere

Ashley McBryde - Girl Going Nowhere

March 30, 2018

Critic Score

85

5 reviews

17. Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus

Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus

February 9, 2018

Critic Score

85

25 reviews

18. Sleep - The Sciences

Sleep - The Sciences

April 20, 2018

Critic Score

85

10 reviews

19. Pusha T - Daytona

Pusha T - Daytona

May 25, 2018

Critic Score

85

24 reviews

20. Various Artists - Brainfeeder X

Various Artists - Brainfeeder X

November 16, 2018

Critic Score

85

7 reviews

21. Black Foxxes - REIðI

Black Foxxes - REIðI

March 16, 2018

Alternative Rock

Critic Score

85

7 reviews

22. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

May 18, 2018

Critic Score

85

32 reviews

23. Saba - Care for Me

Saba - Care for Me

April 5, 2018

Critic Score

85

9 reviews

24. Kali Uchis - Isolation

Kali Uchis - Isolation

April 6, 2018

Critic Score

85

22 reviews

25. Objekt - Cocoon Crush

Objekt - Cocoon Crush

November 9, 2018

Critic Score

84

8 reviews

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