The Best Albums of 2018

A Review of the Year's Top Releases

WEB Album of the Year

Bruno Mars' "24K Magic" was the big winner at the 2018 Grammy Awards, taking home six awards including Album of the Year. The album is a mix of R&B, funk, and pop, and features some of Mars' most catchy and danceable songs to date. Other top albums of 2018 include Childish Gambino's "Awaken, My Love!", Jay-Z's "4:44", Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN.", and Lorde's "Melodrama".

Awaken, My Love!

Childish Gambino's third studio album, "Awaken, My Love!", is a departure from his previous work. The album is a mix of funk, soul, and psychedelic rock, and features some of Gambino's most personal and introspective lyrics to date. The album was met with critical acclaim, and was nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards.

4:44

Jay-Z's thirteenth studio album, "4:44", is a deeply personal and introspective album that explores themes of love, loss, and redemption. The album features some of Jay-Z's most honest and vulnerable lyrics to date, and was met with critical acclaim. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards.

DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar's fourth studio album, "DAMN.", is a politically charged and socially conscious album that explores themes of race, inequality, and violence. The album features some of Lamar's most powerful and thought-provoking lyrics to date, and was met with critical acclaim. The album won the Pulitzer Prize for Music, and was nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards.

Melodrama

Lorde's second studio album, "Melodrama", is a dark and atmospheric album that explores themes of heartbreak, loss, and longing. The album features some of Lorde's most personal and emotionally raw lyrics to date, and was met with critical acclaim. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards.