Open Mic Thoughts 2018 Album Extravaganza: Overview

2018 Album Collage

It’s long overdue, but I’ve finally finished it! And by it I mean my Top 40 albums of 2018! For those familiar, I put together a list of my 40 favorite albums of the past year (READ: not best, but favorite. Important distinction). The list itself will be below, but if you’re interested in seeing my thoughts (I would appreciate if you checked them out, I took a lot of time making each write up!) then the links are below. Thank you for your curiosity, feel free to share your favorites of 2018 with me, and here’s to another year of incredible tunes!

Links:

  1. Albums 40 – 31
  2. Albums 30 – 21
  3. Albums 20 – 11
  4. Albums 10 – 1

Playlist of my favorites

The List

  1. Veteran – JPEGMAFIA
  2. Pop 2 – Charli XCX
  3. Taboo – Denzel Curry
  4. Room 25 – Noname
  5. Peices of a Man – Mick Jenkins
  6. Young Sick Camellia – St. Paul & The Broken Bones
  7. Tierra Whack – Whack World
  8. Superorganism – Superorganism
  9. New Levels New Devils – Polyphia
  10. Dream Wife – Dream Wife
  11. boygenius – boygenius
  12. Dicaprio 2 – JID
  13. Punken – Maxo Kream
  14. The Killer – Eric Taxxon
  15. Some Rap Songs – Earl Sweatshirt
  16. FIREPOWER – Judas Priest
  17. (((echo chamber))) – MC Paul Barman
  18. Quit the Curse – Anna Burch
  19. CARE FOR ME – Saba
  20. Daytona – Pusha T
  21. Bye The Way, I Forgive You – Brandie Carlile
  22. harutosyura – harunemuri
  23. Historian – Lucy Dacus
  24. Negro Swan – Blood Orange
  25. FM! – Vince Staples
  26. KOD – J. Cole
  27. Mark Kozelek – Mark Kozelek
  28. Ephorize – cupcaKKe
  29. Kids See Ghosts – KIDS SEE GHOSTS
  30. Orpheus vs. the Sirens  – Hermit and the Recluse
  31. Be The Cowboy – Mitski
  32. QUARTERTHING – Joey Purp
  33. What Happens When I Try to Relax – Open Mike Eagle
  34. Lush – Snail Mail
  35. Clean – Soccer Mommy
  36. Good Thing – Leon Bridges
  37. iridesence – BROCKHAMPTON
  38. Amen – Rich Brian
  39. Personal Best – Chelsea Jade
  40. Die Lit – Playboy Carti

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