Year-End Lists

Chris Willman: 20 Best Albums of 2018, as published by Variety

1. Elvis Costello & The Imposters
   Look Now
2. Brandi Carlile
   By the Way, I Forgive You
3. Lucius
   Nudes
4. Kacey Musgraves
   Golden Hour
5. Father John Misty
   God’s Favorite Customer
6. Pistol Annies
   Interstate Gospel
7. Ariana Grande
   Sweetener
8. Jack White
   Boarding House Reach
9. Lily Allen
   No Shame
10. Cécile McLorin Salvant
    The Window
11. Camila Cabello
    Camila
12. Ashley McBryde
    Girl Going Nowhere
13. I’m With Her
    See You Around
14. Leon Bridges
    Good Thing
15. Muse
    Simulation Theory (Super Deluxe)
16. St. Vincent
    MassEducation
17. Janelle Monáe
    Dirty Computer
18. The Milk Carton Kids
    All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn't Do
19. Eric Church
    Desperate Man
20. Dawes
    Passwords