2018: Albums Of The Year

2018 has been an incredible year for albums. The year saw the strongest new acts in decades release their debuts, as well as a number of alternative legends returning to top form. The world of dance and electronica enjoyed a fine year too, with vintage records coming from artists new and old. This list features the 60 best albums of 2018, and will soon be followed by the annual Best Of playlist, which will collect up the year's most essential tracks.
Links to album reviews/related articles can be found by clicking on the album covers...
1 - ESTRONS - YOU SAY I'M TOO MUCH, I SAY YOU'RE NOT ENOUGH

2 - THE LUCID DREAM - ACTUALISATION

3 - MANIC STREET PREACHERS - RESISTANCE IS FUTILE

4 - THE KVB - ONLY NOW FOREVER

5 - THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE QUEEN - MERRIE LAND

6 - SUEDE - THE BLUE HOUR

7 - SHAME - SONGS OF PRAISE

8 - PAUL WELLER - TRUE MEANINGS

9 - JAMES - LIVING IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES

10 - THE SOFT MOON - CRIMINAL REMIXED

11 - JON HOPKINS - SINGULARITY

12 - THOM YORKE - SUSPIRIA

13 - THE ORB - NO SOUNDS ARE OUT OF BOUNDS

14 - SKEE MASK - COMPRO

15 - ORBITAL - MONSTERS EXIST

16 - DANIEL AVERY - SONG FOR ALPHA

17 - MENACE BEACH - BLACK RAINBOW SOUND

18 - THE PRODIGY - NO TOURISTS

19 - SPIRITUALIZED - AND NOTHING HURT

20 -GORILLAZ - THE NOW NOW

21 - DJANGO DJANGO - MARBLE SKIES
22 - NINE INCH NAILS - BAD WITCH
23 - JOHNNY MARR - CALL THE COMET
24 - THE BLINDERS - COLUMBIA
25 - IDLES - JOY AS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE
26 - SHE MAKES WAR - BRACE FOR IMPACT
27 - BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - WRONG CREATURES
28 - BEAK - III
29 - THE CORAL - WALK THROUGH THE DAWN
30 - MOGWAI - KIN (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK)
31 - THE LIVING END - WUNDERBAR
32 - THE SOFT MOON - CRIMINAL
33 - EELS - THE DECONSTRUCTION
34 - ASH - ISLANDS
35 - KELLY MORAN - ULTRAVIOLET
36 - GAZ COOMBES - WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN
37 - SLAVES - ACTS OF FEAR AND LOVE
38 - PARQUET COURTS - WIDE AWAKE
39 - PAUL MCCARTNEY - EGYPT STATION
40 - RICHARD ASHCROFT - NATURAL REBEL
41 - TIM BURGESS - AS I WAS NOW
42 - GOATMAN - RHYTHMS
43 - LOW - DOUBLE NEGATIVE
44 - MUSE - SIMULATION THEORY
45 - ALVA NOTO - UNIEQAV
46 - AUTECHRE - NTS SESSIONS 1-4
47 - ONEOHTRIXPOINT NEVER - AGE OF
48 - ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER - HOPE DOWNS
49 - SHE DREW THE GUN - REVOLUTION OF MIND
50 - BASEMENT REVOLVER - HEAVY EYES
51 - THE VRYLL SOCIETY - COURSE OF THE SATELLITE
52 - BOY AZOOGA - 1,2, KUNG FU
53 - LEE SCRATCH PERRY - THE BLACK ALBUM
54 - OBJEKT - COCOON CRUSH
55 - SPACE AFRIKA - SOMEWHERE DECENT TO LIVE
56 - SUPERORGANISM - SUPERORGANISM
57 - LUCRECIA DALT - ANTICLINES
58 - DANNY GOFFEY - SCHTICK
59 - CRACK CLOUD - CRACK CLOUD
60 - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS - SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT VOL 1...