Triple J‘s older sister station Double J has handed down its verdict on the best 50 albums released in 2018.
“Every single year, we gush about what an incredible 12 months of music we’ve been blessed to enjoy. And we will continue to do so. Because music is important. Albums are important,” Double J says.
“These 50 meant a lot to us, and there have been many others released in 2018 that we hold dear as well.”
SPOILER ALERT: the number #1 spot was taken out by American indie rockers Parquet Courts and their sixth LP, Wide Awake!.
Explaining their decision, the Double J team write: “this may be Parquet Courts at their best yet”.
“Danger Mouse’s presence in the producer’s chair is no cause for concern… His touch is crisp but gentle,” they add.
“Parquet Courts are one of the best bands in the world right now, and records like Wide Awake! are a welcome reminder that they have no shortage of ideas to ensure they keep their standards high.”
Also featuring in the top 50 were the likes of Oh Pep!’s I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You…, Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Sex and Food, Arctic Monkeys’s Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino, Courtney Barnett’s Tell Me How You Really Feel and Mojo Juju’s Native Tongue.
Check the list below to see where they all placed, and what other LPs made the big list.
Double J Top 50 Albums Of 2018
50. Oh Pep! – I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You…
49. Cash Savage & The Last Drinks – Good Citizens
48. Blood Orange – Negro Swan
47. Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain
46. Franz Ferdinand – Always Ascending
45. Abbe May – Fruit
44. Thom Yorke – Suspiria
43. Mia Dyson – If I Said Only So Far I Take It Back
42. DJ Koze – Knock Knock
41. Crepes – In Cahoots
40. Phosphorescent – C’est La Vie
39. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex and Food
38. Joan As Police Woman – Damned Devotion
37. Sarah Blasko – Depth Of Field
36. White Denim – Performance
35. Lucy Dacus – Historian
34. Marlon Williams – Make Way For Love
33. serpentwithfeet – soil
32. Paul Kelly – Nature
31. Neko Case – Hell-On
30. Father John Misty – God’s Favourite Customer
29. Kamasi Washington – Heaven & Earth
28. Cat Power – Wanderer
27. Space Invadas – Wild World
26. Beach House – 7
25. Arctic Monkeys – Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino
24. Neneh Cherry – Broken Politics
23. Emma Louise – Lilac Everything
22. Pusha T – Daytona
21. Middle Kids – Lost Friends
20. Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
19. U.S Girls – In A Poem Unlimited
18. John Butler Trio – Home
17. The Presets – HI VIZ
16. Mitski – Be The Cowboy
15. Gabriella Cohen – Pink Is The Colour of Unconditional Love
14. Noname – Room 25
13. Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo
12. Tropical Fuck Storm – A Laughing Death In Meatspace
11. Jon Hopkins – Singularity
10. Christine And The Queens – Chris
9. MOD CON – Modern Convenience
8. Robyn – Honey
7. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs
6. Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel
5. Mojo Juju – Native Tongue
4. IDLES – Joy As An Act of Resistance
3. Gurrumul – Djarimirri
2. Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
1. Parquet Courts – Wide Awake!
