The best albums of 2018

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1Be the CowboyMitski · 4.8 from 2 scores
  2. 2OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN‐INSIDESSOPHIE · 4.3 from 3 scores
  3. 3KIDS SEE GHOSTSKIDS SEE GHOSTS · 4.3 from 2 scores
  1. 4IsolationKali Uchis4 from 2 scores
  2. 5ASTROWORLDTravis Scott4 from 1 score
  3. 6PrequelleGhost4 from 1 score
  4. 7SwimmingMac Miller3.8 from 2 scores
  5. 8The Now NowGorillaz3.8 from 2 scores
  6. 9Simulation TheoryMuse3.5 from 2 scores
  7. 10SweetenerAriana Grande3.5 from 2 scores
  8. 11Pray for the WickedPanic! at the Disco3.5 from 2 scores
  9. 12Little Dark AgeMGMT3.5 from 2 scores
  10. 13Shawn MendesShawn Mendes3.5 from 2 scores
  11. 14A Brief Inquiry Into Online RelationshipsThe 19753 from 1 score
  12. 15Die LitPlayboi Carti2.5 from 1 score
  13. 16OriginsImagine Dragons2.8 from 2 scores
  14. 17ScorpionDrake2.5 from 2 scores
  15. 18KamikazeEminem2.5 from 2 scores
  16. 19beerbongs & bentleysPost Malone2.3 from 2 scores