Metacritic - 40 Best-Reviewed Albums of 2018
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1. Room 25 by Noname (self-released) 93
2. Honey by Robyn (Interscope) 89
3. Chris by Christine and the Queens (Because/Universal) 89
4. Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves (MCA) 89
5. Joy As an Act of Resistance by Idles (Partisan) 88
6. Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe (Atlantic) 87
7. Twin Fantasy by Car Seat Headrest (Matador) 87
8. Some Rap Songs by Earl Sweatshirt (Columbia) 87
9. Microshift by Hookworms (Domino) 87
10. Be the Cowboy by Mitski (Dead Oceans) 87
11. Soil by Serpentwithfeet 87
12. In a Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls 87
13. Cocoa Sugar by Young Fathers 87
14. Freedom by Amen Dunes 87
15. Isolation by Kali Uchis 87
16. Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides by SOPHIE 86
17. Heaven & Earth by Kamasi Washington 86
18. Double Negative by Low 86
19. A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships by The 1975 86
20. DAYTONA by Pusha T 86
21. All at Once by Screaming Females 86
22. Knock Knock by DJ Koze 85
23. Ordinary Corrupt Human Love by Deafheaven 85
24. Exodus by Ezra Furman 85
25. I'm All Ears by Let's Eat Grandma 85
26. Hell-On by Neko Case 85
27. Astroworld by Travis Scott 85
28. Bloom by Troye Sivan 85
29. And Nothing Hurt by Spiritualized 84
30. Warm by Jeff Tweedy 84
31. Snares Like a Haircut by No Age 84
32. Kids See Ghosts by Kids See Ghosts 84
33. Hope Downs by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever 84
34. Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B 84
35. Singularity by Jon Hopkins 84
36. Sparkle Hard by Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks 84
37. All Nerve by The Breeders 84
38. Negro Swan by Blood Orange 84
39. Rebound by Eleanor Friedberger 84
40. Hunter by Anna Calvi 84
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