AOTY 2020

Best Albums

Gigwise

Highest Rated Albums of 2018

Decade

2010s
- All Time
- 2020s
- 2010s
- 2000s

Source

Genre

All
- All
- Alternative Rock
- Ambient
- Art Pop
- Art Punk
- Art Rock
- Electronic
- Electropop
- Folk
- Hip Hop
- Indie Pop
- Indie Rock
- Pop
- Pop Rap
- Pop Rock
- Psychedelic
- Psychedelic Pop
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- R&B
- Rock
- Standards
- Synthpop
- Trap Rap

2018

This is an ordered list of Gigwise's highest rated albums of 2018. Check out Gigwise's Year End List.

1. Her's - Invitation to Her's

Her's - Invitation to Her's

August 24, 2018

Score

90

2. Low - Double Negative

Low - Double Negative

September 14, 2018

Score

90

3. Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance

Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance

August 31, 2018

Score

90

4. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

November 30, 2018

Score

90

5. Randall Dunn - Beloved

Randall Dunn - Beloved

November 9, 2018

Score

80

6. The Lemon Twigs - Go To School

The Lemon Twigs - Go To School

August 24, 2018

Score

80

7. Christine and the Queens - Chris

Christine and the Queens - Chris

September 21, 2018

Score

80

8. Miles Kane - Coup De Grace

Miles Kane - Coup De Grace

August 10, 2018

Score

80

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

Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears

June 29, 2018

Score

80

10. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

May 18, 2018

Score

80

11. Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel

May 18, 2018

Score

80

12. MGMT - Little Dark Age

MGMT - Little Dark Age

February 9, 2018

Score

80

13. Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra - The Capitol Studios Sessions

Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra - The Capitol Studios Sessions

November 9, 2018

Score

70

14. You Me At Six - VI

You Me At Six - VI

October 5, 2018

Score

70

15. The Smashing Pumpkins - Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.

The Smashing Pumpkins - Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.

November 16, 2018

Alternative Rock

Score

70

16. Slaves - Acts of Fear and Love

Slaves - Acts of Fear and Love

August 17, 2018

Score

70

17. LUMP - LUMP

June 1, 2018

Score

70

18. Drake - Scorpion

Drake - Scorpion

June 29, 2018

Score

70

19. Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

May 11, 2018

Psychedelic Pop

Score

70

20. The Holy - Daughter

The Holy - Daughter

September 21, 2018

Score

60

21. James Bay - Electric Light

James Bay - Electric Light

May 18, 2018

Score

60

22. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter V

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter V

September 28, 2018

Score

60

23. Jeff Tweedy - WARM

Jeff Tweedy - WARM

November 30, 2018

Singer-Songwriter

Score

40

24. Gorillaz - The Now Now

Gorillaz - The Now Now

June 29, 2018

Score

40

25. Lily Allen - No Shame

Lily Allen - No Shame

June 8, 2018

Score

30

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

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