Stereogum
https://www.stereogum.com/featured/the-best-albums-of-2018/
50) Rico Nasty – Nasty
49) Sophie – Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides
48) Drug Church – Cheer
47) Lil Baby & Gunna – Drip Harder
46) Jon Hopkins – Singularity
45) The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships
44) Denzel Curry – TA1300
43) Oneohtrix Point Never – Age Of
42) Holy Fawn – Death Spells
41) Camp Cope – How to Socialise & Make Friends
40) Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
39) MGMT – Little Dark Age
38) Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
37) Birds in Row – We Already Lost the World
36) Ryley Walker – Deafman Glance
35) Earl Sweatshirt – Some Rap Songs
34) Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
33) Dear Nora – Skulls Example
32) Tirzah – Devotion
31) The Armed – Only Love
30) Iceage – Beyondless
29) Teyana Taylor – K.T.S.E.
28) Kali Uchis – Isolation
27) Adrianne Lenker – Abysskiss
26) U.S. Girls – In a Poem Unlimited
25) Fucked Up – Dose Your Dreams
24) Wild Pink – Yolk in the Fur
23) Noname – Room 25
22) Rolo Tomassi – Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It
21) Rosalía – El Mal Querer
20) Tomberlin – At Weddings
19) Illuminati Hotties – Kiss Yr Frenemies
18) Hop Along – Bark Your Head Off, Dog
17) Half Waif – Lavender
16) Brockhampton – Iridescence
15) Spiritualized – And Nothing Hurt
14) Vince Staples – FM
13) Lucy Dacus – Historian
12) Robyn – Honey
11) Pusha T – Daytona
10) Mitski – Be the Cowboy
09) Father John Misty – God’s Favorite Customer
08) Low – Double Negative
07) Soccer Mommy – Clean
06) Flasher – Constant Image
05) Beach House – 7
04) Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
03) Ariana Grande – Sweetener
02) Snail Mail – Lush
01) Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
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