Flood Magazine: Best Albums of 2018
- Mitski — Be the Cowboy
- Beach House — 7
- Janelle Monáe — Dirty Computer
- U.S. Girls — In a Poem Unlimited
- Parquet Courts — Wide Awake!
- Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks — Sparkle Hard
- Courtney Barnett — Tell Me How You Really Feel
- Jay Rock — Redemption
- Kacey Musgraves — Golden Hour
- Pusha T — Daytona
- Amen Dunes — Freedom
- Vince Staples — FM!
- boygenius — boygenius
- Deafheaven — Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
- Spiritualized — And Nothing Hurt
- Low — Double Negative
- Arctic Monkeys — Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
- Sidney Gish — No Dogs Allowed
- Forth Wanderers — Forth Wanderers
- Car Seat Headrest — Twin Fantasy
- Cardi B — Invasion of Privacy
- Yo La Tengo — There’s a Riot Going On
- Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Look Now
- Earl Sweatshirt — Some Rap Songs
- The Love-Birds — In the Lover's Corner