100 Greatest Albums of 2018
Criteria: These music albums from the year 2018 were chosen for their initial and lasting popularity and their influence and impact on rock music in general. Also considered is critical acclaim. The list includes rock and roll and related genres that were influential on rock music.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. Dirty Computer
Janelle Monáe
2. Sweetener
Ariana Grande
3. Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
4. Be the Cowboy
Mitski
5. Astroworld
Travis Scott
6. Sweetener
Ariana Grande
7. Beerbongs & Bentleys
Post Malone
8. Scorpion
Drake
9. Black Panther soundtrack
Kendrick Lamar & various artists
10. Isolation
Kali Uchis
11. El Mal Querer
Rosalia
12. Joy as an Act of Resistance
Idles
13. A Star is Born soundtrack
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
14. Swimming
Mac Miller
15. X 100pre
Bad Bunny
16. Goodbye & Good Riddance
Juice WRLD
17. Daytona
Pusha T
18. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Arctic Monkeys
19. Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
SOPHIE
20. Vibras
J Balvin
21. A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships
The 1975
22. Room 25
Noname
23. Die Lit
Playboi Carti
24. Lush
Snail Mail
25. Wide Awake!
Parquet Courts
26. Boygenius
Boygenius
27. FM!
Vince Staples
28. Historian
Lucy Dacus
29. By the Way, I Forgive You
Brandi Carlile
30. American Utopia
David Byrne
31. Love Yourself: Tear
BTS
32. In a Poem Unlimited
U.S. Girls
33. ?
XXXTentacion
34. Honey
Robyn
35. 7
Beach House
36. Interstate Gospel
Pistol Annies
37. Some Rap Songs
Earl Sweatshirt
38. Trench
Twenty One Pilots
39. God's Favorite Customer
Father John Misty
40. Negro Swan
Blood Orange
41. Double Negative
Low
42. Heaven & Earth
Kamasi Washington
43. Tell Me How You Really Feel
Courtney Barnett
44. Bark Your Head Off, Dog
Hop Along
45. Chris
Christine and the Queens
46. The Tree of Forgiveness
John Prine
47. Little Dark Age
MGMT
48. The Sciences
Sleep
49. Culture II
Migos
50. KOD
J. Cole
51. Future Me Hates Me
The Beths
52. Clean
Soccer Mommy
53. Hive Mind
The Internet
54. I Need to Start a Garden
Haley Heynderickx
55. Time & Space
Turnstile
56. There's a Riot Going On
Yo La Tengo
57. Post
Jeff Rosenstock
58. Bloom
Troye Sivan
59. High as Hope
Florence + The Machine
60. Kids See Ghosts
Kids See Ghosts
61. The Future and the Past
Natalie Prass
62. Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
Deafheaven
63. Queen
Nicki Minaj
64. Boarding House Reach
Jack White
65. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack
various artists
66. Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)
Car Seat Headrest
67. Everything is Lov
The Carters
68. Hell-On
Neko Case
69. I'm All Ears
Let's Eat Grandma
70. My Dear Melancholy
The Weeknd
71. Ta13oo
Denzel Curry
72. Look Now
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
73. Now Only
Mount Eerie
74. Hope Downs
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
75. Songs of Praise
Shame
76. Electric Messiah
High on Fire
77. Desperate Man
Eric Church
78. Pray for the Wicked
Panic! at the Disco
79. Iridescence
Brockhampton
80. Age Of
Oneohtrix Point Never
81. Egypt Station
Paul McCartney
82. To the Sunset
Amanda Shires
83. What a Time to Be Alive
Superchunk
84. Warm
Jeff Tweedy
85. Oxnard
Anderson .Paak
86. Whack World
Tierra Whack
87. Aviary
Julia Holter
88. Nearer My God
Foxing
89. Ventriloquism
Meshell Ndegeocello
90. Please Don't Be Dead
Fantastic Negrito
91. Prequelle
Ghost
92. Ephorize
Cupcakke
93. Whistle Down the Wind
Joan Baez
94. Care for Me
Saba
95. And Nothing Hurt
Spiritualized
96. Invitation to Her's
Her's
97. Cocoa Sugar
Young Fathers
98. 2012-2017
Against All Logic
99. Your Queen is a Reptile
Songs of Kemet
100. Beyondless
Iceage
Janelle Monáe
2. Sweetener
Ariana Grande
3. Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
4. Be the Cowboy
Mitski
5. Astroworld
Travis Scott
6. Sweetener
Ariana Grande
7. Beerbongs & Bentleys
Post Malone
8. Scorpion
Drake
9. Black Panther soundtrack
Kendrick Lamar & various artists
10. Isolation
Kali Uchis
11. El Mal Querer
Rosalia
12. Joy as an Act of Resistance
Idles
13. A Star is Born soundtrack
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
14. Swimming
Mac Miller
15. X 100pre
Bad Bunny
16. Goodbye & Good Riddance
Juice WRLD
17. Daytona
Pusha T
18. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Arctic Monkeys
19. Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
SOPHIE
20. Vibras
J Balvin
21. A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships
The 1975
22. Room 25
Noname
23. Die Lit
Playboi Carti
24. Lush
Snail Mail
25. Wide Awake!
Parquet Courts
26. Boygenius
Boygenius
27. FM!
Vince Staples
28. Historian
Lucy Dacus
29. By the Way, I Forgive You
Brandi Carlile
30. American Utopia
David Byrne
31. Love Yourself: Tear
BTS
32. In a Poem Unlimited
U.S. Girls
33. ?
XXXTentacion
34. Honey
Robyn
35. 7
Beach House
36. Interstate Gospel
Pistol Annies
37. Some Rap Songs
Earl Sweatshirt
38. Trench
Twenty One Pilots
39. God's Favorite Customer
Father John Misty
40. Negro Swan
Blood Orange
41. Double Negative
Low
42. Heaven & Earth
Kamasi Washington
43. Tell Me How You Really Feel
Courtney Barnett
44. Bark Your Head Off, Dog
Hop Along
45. Chris
Christine and the Queens
46. The Tree of Forgiveness
John Prine
47. Little Dark Age
MGMT
48. The Sciences
Sleep
49. Culture II
Migos
50. KOD
J. Cole
51. Future Me Hates Me
The Beths
52. Clean
Soccer Mommy
53. Hive Mind
The Internet
54. I Need to Start a Garden
Haley Heynderickx
55. Time & Space
Turnstile
56. There's a Riot Going On
Yo La Tengo
57. Post
Jeff Rosenstock
58. Bloom
Troye Sivan
59. High as Hope
Florence + The Machine
60. Kids See Ghosts
Kids See Ghosts
61. The Future and the Past
Natalie Prass
62. Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
Deafheaven
63. Queen
Nicki Minaj
64. Boarding House Reach
Jack White
65. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack
various artists
66. Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)
Car Seat Headrest
67. Everything is Lov
The Carters
68. Hell-On
Neko Case
69. I'm All Ears
Let's Eat Grandma
70. My Dear Melancholy
The Weeknd
71. Ta13oo
Denzel Curry
72. Look Now
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
73. Now Only
Mount Eerie
74. Hope Downs
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
75. Songs of Praise
Shame
76. Electric Messiah
High on Fire
77. Desperate Man
Eric Church
78. Pray for the Wicked
Panic! at the Disco
79. Iridescence
Brockhampton
80. Age Of
Oneohtrix Point Never
81. Egypt Station
Paul McCartney
82. To the Sunset
Amanda Shires
83. What a Time to Be Alive
Superchunk
84. Warm
Jeff Tweedy
85. Oxnard
Anderson .Paak
86. Whack World
Tierra Whack
87. Aviary
Julia Holter
88. Nearer My God
Foxing
89. Ventriloquism
Meshell Ndegeocello
90. Please Don't Be Dead
Fantastic Negrito
91. Prequelle
Ghost
92. Ephorize
Cupcakke
93. Whistle Down the Wind
Joan Baez
94. Care for Me
Saba
95. And Nothing Hurt
Spiritualized
96. Invitation to Her's
Her's
97. Cocoa Sugar
Young Fathers
98. 2012-2017
Against All Logic
99. Your Queen is a Reptile
Songs of Kemet
Iceage
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2018
An unheralded great album from 2018
Ryan's choice:
* Parts
Ohmme
Lew's choice:
* Vide Noir
Lord Huron
Ryan's choice:
* Parts
Ohmme
Lew's choice:
* Vide Noir
Lord Huron
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Edited By: Ryan
