Year-End Lists

Spin: 51 Best Albums of 2018

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2012 • 2011]

1. A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
   The 1975
2. Be the Cowboy
   Mitski
3. Golden Hour
   Kacey Musgraves
4. Freedom
   Amen Dunes
5. Negro Swan
   Blood Orange
6. Some Rap Songs
   Earl Sweatshirt
7. Double Negative
   Low
8. Daytona
   Pusha T
9. Honey
   Robyn
10. Age Of
    Oneohtrix Point Never
11. Wide Awake!
    Parquet Courts
12. Caution
    Mariah Carey
13. In a Poem Unlimited
    U.S. Girls
14. Lush
    Snail Mail
15. Sweetener
    Ariana Grande
16. Nasty
    Rico Nasty
17. Knock Knock
    DJ Koze
18. Die Lit
    Playboi Carti
19. Room 25
    Noname
20. Isolation
    Kali Uchis
21. Invasion of Privacy
    Cardi B
22. MIH-TY
    Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign
23. Whack World
    Tierra Whack
24. Veteran
    JPEGMAFIA
25. Saturn
    Nao
26. Sparkle Hard
    Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
27. Chris
    Christine and the Queens
28. Gangin
    SOB X RBE
29. Devotion
    Tirzah
30. Singularity
    Jon Hopkins
31. God Level
    03 Greedo
32. Parts
    Ohmme
33. Ultraviolet
    Kelly Moran
34. Voicenotes
    Charlie Puth
35. Cold Devil
    Drakeo the Ruler
36. Dirty Computer
    Janelle Monáe
37. Care for Me
    Saba
38. Universal Beings
    Makaya McCraven
39. Ventriloquism
    Meshell Ndegeocello
40. Safe in the Hands of Love
    Yves Tumor
41. Hope Downs
    Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
42. MITH
    Lonnie Holley
43. soil
    serpentwithfeet
44. Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
    Deafheaven
45. Edgewood
    Trouble & Mike WiLL Made-It
46. Record
    Tracey Thorn
47. Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides
    Sophie
48. Tell Me How You Really Feel
    Courtney Barnett
49. Ephorize
    cupcakKe
50. Still Trippin'
    DJ Taye
51. Hell-On
    Neko Case