Year-End Lists

gal-dem: Favourite Albums of 2018, in no particular order

[see also 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

• Whack World
  Tierra Whack
• Room 25
  Noname
• Dirty Computer
  Janelle Monáe
• Negro Swan
  Blood Orange
• El Mal Querer
  Rosalía
• 19
  MHD
• Isolation
  Kali Uchis
• Safe in the Hands of Love
  Yves Tumor
• Ephorize
  cupcakKe
• Us
  Empress Of
• Sweetener
  Ariana Grande
• Invasion of Privacy
  Cardi B
• Everything Is Love
  The Carters
• Lost & Found
  Jorja Smith
• Nasty
  Rico Nasty

Honourable Mentions

• Hive Mind
  The Internet
• Saturn
  Nao
• And Yet It's All Love
  Fatima
• East Atlanta Love Letter
  6LACK
• Broken Politics
  Neneh Cherry
• Good Thing
  Leon Bridges
• ASTROWORLD
  Travis Scott
• iridescence
  BROCKHAMPTON
• Daytona
  Pusha T
• rare.
  Odunsi (The Engine)
• Basic Volume
  Gaika
• K.T.S.E.
  Teyana Taylor
• soil
  serpentwithfeet
• Empress
  Ray BLK
• direct line to My Creator
  duendita
• Silk Canvas
  VanJess
• Lost
  Brent Faiyaz
• The Kids Are Alright
  Chloe x Halle
• 0
  Dizzy Fae
• Spaceman
  Octavian
• Care for Me
  Saba
• NOIR
  Smino
• Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament
  Ghetts
• Caution
  Mariah Carey
• Sink
  Sudan Archives
• The Nature of the Beast
  Zilo
• Some Rap Songs
  Earl Sweatshirt
• Crush
  Ravyn Lenae
• Childqueen
  Kadhja Bonet
• First Signs of Me
  Hamzaa
• Overload
  Georgia Anne Muldrow
• JP3
  Junglepussy
• Moodie
  Yuno
• diary 001
  Clairo