Year-End Lists

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2018
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Historian - Lucy Dacus

Top Ten Albums of 2018 NPR Music: Bob Boilen

Be the Cowboy - Mitski

Best Albums of 2018 Vinyl Me, Please

Kill the Lights - Tony Molina

Top 50 Albums of 2018 Austin Town Hall

Record - Tracey Thorn

Favorite Albums of 2018 Fresh Air: Ken Tucker

Top Releases of 2018 XLR8R

Best Albums of 2018 AllMusic

East Atlanta Love Letter - 6LACK

30 Best Albums of 2018 Vibe

Chris - Christine and the Queens

Albums of the Year 2018 Clash

Bark Your Head Off, Dog - Hop Along

Top 50 Albums of 2018 The Alternative

Be the Cowboy - Mitski

Top 30 Albums of 2018 The Wild Honey Pie

Wide Awake! - Parquet Courts

50 Best Albums of 2018 Earbuddy

Best Music of 2018 Wall Street Journal: Mark Richardson

7 - Beach House

20 Best Albums of 2018 A.V. Club

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino - Arctic Monkeys

Top 50 Albums of 2018 Q

Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides - Sophie

Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2018 Tiny Mix Tapes

Victory Lap - Nipsey Hussle

11 Best Rap Albums of 2018 Revolt

Invasion of Privacy - Cardi B

Best Albums of 2018 The Ringer

Cocoa Sugar - Young Fathers

70 Best Albums of 2018 PopMatters

A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships - The 1975

Best Albums of the Year 2018 NME

Look Now - Elvis Costello & The Imposters

20 Best Albums of 2018 Variety: Chris Willman

Tha Carter V - Lil Wayne

Top 10 Albums of 2018 Mercury News: Jim Harrington

Years - Sarah Shook & the Disarmers

Best Albums of 2018 Sound Opinions: Greg Kot

Street Worms - Viagra Boys

Best Albums of 2018 Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis

Dirty Computer - Janelle Monáe

Top 20 Albums of 2018 Spectrum Culture

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