Year-End Lists

The Alternative: Top 50 Albums of 2018

[see also 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2017]

1. Hop Along
   Bark Your Head Off, Dog
2. Mitski
   Be the Cowboy
3. Foxing
   Nearer My God
4. Just Friends
   Nothing but Love
5. Retirement Party
   Somewhat Literate
6. Kississippi
   Sunset Blush
7. Camp Cope
   How to Socialise & Make Friends
8. Boygenius
   Boygenius
9. Sidney Gish
   No Dogs Allowed
10. Drug Church
    Cheer
11. The 1975
    A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
12. Snail Mail
    Lush
13. Jeff Rosenstock
    Post-
14. Soccer Mommy
    Clean
15. mewithoutYou
    [Untitled]
16. The Spirit Of The Beehive
    Hypnic Jerks
17. Animal Flag
    Void Ripper
18. The Sidekicks
    Happiness Hours
19. Now, Now
    Saved
20. Death Cab for Cutie
    Thank You for Today
21. The Wonder Years
    Sister Cities
22. Pool Kids
    Music to Practice Safe Sex To
23. The Beths
    Future Me Hates Me
24. Wild Pink
    Yolk in the Fur
25. Joyce Manor
    Million Dollars to Kill Me
26. Lucy Dacus
    Historian
27. Vein
    Errorzone
28. Mac Miller
    Swimming
29. Gouge Away
    Burnt Sugar
30. Pusha T
    Daytona
31. Spanish Love Songs
    Schmaltz
32. Parquet Courts
    Wide Awake!
33. Mom Jeans.
    Puppy Love
34. Earl Sweatshirt
    Some Rap Songs
35. Culture Abuse
    Bay Dream
36. Donovan Wolfington
    Waves
37. illuminati hotties
    Kiss Yr Frenemies
38. Noname
    Room 25
39. awakebutstillinbed
    What People Call Low Self​-​Esteem Is Really Just Seeing Yourself the Way That Other People See You
40. Petal
    Magic Gone
41. Graduating Life
    Grad Life
42. Nothing
    Dance on the Blacktop
43. Save Face
    Merci
44. Remember Sports
    Slow Buzz
45. Hodera
    Besides
46. Antarctigo Vespucci
    Love in the Time of E-Mail
47. Kacey Musgraves
    Golden Hour
48. Travis Scott
    Astroworld
49. Stove
    's Favorite Friend
50. The Sonder Bombs
    Modern Female Rockstar