Year-End Lists

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

[see also 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

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

Honourable Mentions

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