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The best albums of 2018 according to Pitchfork

The top 3 according to 24 votes from people: Be the Cowboy — Mitski · Some Rap Songs — Earl Sweatshirt · Whack World — Tierra Whack. (Updated Dec 3, 2023.)

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.

Iker L. · · 15 items · 24 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original

Top 15

  1. 1

    Be the Cowboy — Mitski

    No. 1. The Japanese-American songwriter's fifth album.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 2

    Some Rap Songs — Earl Sweatshirt

    No. 7. Fragmented rap in under half an hour.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  3. 3

    Whack World — Tierra Whack

    No. 9. Fifteen songs, one minute each.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  4. 4

    Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves

    No. 2. Country with a pop sheen.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    Honey — Robyn

    No. 4. Her first full-length in eight years.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  6. 6

    Knock Knock — DJ Koze

    No. 3. The German house producer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  7. 7

    Lush — Snail Mail

    No. 5. Lindsey Jordan's debut, at 19.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    El mal querer — Rosalía

    No. 6. Flamenco and pop on a concept album inspired by the medieval Occitan romance Flamenca.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    Safe in the Hands of Love — Yves Tumor

    No. 10.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Ephorize — Cupcakke

    No. 12. Chicago rap.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  11. 11

    Devotion — Tirzah

    No. 13. The British singer's debut, produced by Mica Levi.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  12. 12

    Freedom — Amen Dunes

    No. 14.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  13. 13

    Room 25 — Noname

    No. 15. The Chicago rapper.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  14. 14

    Double Negative — Low

    No. 8. The Minnesota trio wrapped in distortion.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    Sweetener — Ariana Grande

    No. 11.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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Irene R. · Español

El mal querer de Rosalía en la lista de Pitchfork, merecidísimo.

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