# The best albums of 2018 according to Pitchfork

The top 15 of Pitchfork's 50 Best Albums of 2018, published on 11 December 2018, with Rosalía's El mal querer at number six.

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## Top 15

1. **Be the Cowboy — Mitski** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 1. The Japanese-American songwriter's fifth album.
2. **Some Rap Songs — Earl Sweatshirt** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 7. Fragmented rap in under half an hour.
3. **Whack World — Tierra Whack** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 9. Fifteen songs, one minute each.
4. **Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 2. Country with a pop sheen.
5. **Honey — Robyn** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 4. Her first full-length in eight years.
6. **Knock Knock — DJ Koze** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 3. The German house producer.
7. **Lush — Snail Mail** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 5. Lindsey Jordan's debut, at 19.
8. **El mal querer — Rosalía** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 6. Flamenco and pop on a concept album inspired by the medieval Occitan romance Flamenca.
9. **Safe in the Hands of Love — Yves Tumor** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 10.
10. **Ephorize — Cupcakke** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 12. Chicago rap.
11. **Devotion — Tirzah** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 13. The British singer's debut, produced by Mica Levi.
12. **Freedom — Amen Dunes** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 14.
13. **Room 25 — Noname** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 15. The Chicago rapper.
14. **Double Negative — Low** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 8. The Minnesota trio wrapped in distortion.
15. **Sweetener — Ariana Grande** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — No. 11.

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