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The Best Music of 2018
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 2018. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 2018, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Alice in Chains | Rainier Fog | ☆ |
| Arctic Monkeys | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | ☆ |
| Ariana Grande | Sweetener | ☆ |
| Ashley McBryde | Girl Going Nowhere | ☆ |
| Bad Bunny | X 100pre | ☆ |
| Brandi Carlile | By the Way, I Forgive You | ☆ |
| Cardi B | Invasion of Privacy | ☆ |
| Carrie Underwood | Cry Pretty | ☆ |
| Chvrches | Love Is Dead | ☆ |
| Courtney Barnett | Tell Me How You Really Feel | ☆ |
| Dave Matthews Band | Come Tomorrow | ☆ |
| David Byrne | American Utopia | ☆ |
| Emma Ruth Rundle | On Dark Horses | ☆ |
| Father John Misty | God's Favorite Customer | ☆ |
| Ghost | Prequelle | ☆ |
| Imagine Dragons | Origins | ☆ |
| Janelle Monáe | Dirty Computer | ☆ |
| John Prine | The Tree of Forgiveness | ☆ |
| Judas Priest | Firepower | ☆ |
| Juice WRLD | Goodbye & Good Riddance | ☆ |
| Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | ☆ |
| Kamasi Washington | Heaven and Earth | ☆ |
| Kanye West | Ye | ☆ |
| Kendrick Lamar and Various Artists | Black Panther Soundtrack | ☆ |
| Lucy Dacus | Historian | ☆ |
| Mac Miller | Swimming | ☆ |
| MGMT | Little Dark Age | ☆ |
| Mitski | Be the Cowboy | ☆ |
| of Montreal | White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood | ☆ |
| Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys | ☆ |
| Robyn | Honey | ☆ |
| Rosalía | El Mal Querer | ☆ |
| Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 | Black Times | ☆ |
| Sophie | Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides | ☆ |
| The 1975 | A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships | ☆ |
| Travis Scott | Astroworld | ☆ |
| twenty one pilots | Trench | ☆ |
| Various Artists | A Star Is Born: Original Soundtrack | ☆ |
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