今年もほぼ半分終わったところで各メディアが今年前半のベストアルバムを発表している。ローリング・ストーン誌のリストも発表された。
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2018-so-far-w520424
以下が50枚。聴き逃しているものがあったらぜひ夏休みのプレイリストに!!
1. Janelle Monae, "Dirty Computer"
2. Soundtrack, "Black Panther"
3. Cardi B, "Invasion of Privacy"
4. Camila Cabello, "Camila"
5. Rae Sremmurd, "Sr3mm"
6. Kacey Musgraves, "Golden Hour"
7. J Balvin, "Vibras"
8. John Prine, "The Tree of Forgiveness"
9. David Byrne, "American Utopia"
10. Willie Nelson, "Last Man Standing"
11.Beach House, "7"
12. Playboi Carti, "Die Lit"
13. Pusha-T, "Daytona"
14. Various Artists, "Restoration: Reimagining the Song of Elton John and Bernie Taupin"
15. The Breeders, "All Nerve"
16. Superchunk, "What a Time to Be Alive"
17. Father John Misty, "God's Favorite Customer"
18. Joan Baez, "Whistle Down the Wind"
19. Judas Priest, "Firepower"
20. Courtney Barnett, "Tell Me How You Really Feel"
21. Betty Lavette, "Things Have Changed"
22. Parquet Court, "Wild Awake!"
23. Neko Case, "Hell-On"
24. Lucy Dacus, "Historian"
25. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, "Sparkle Hard"
26. Brett Cobb, "Providence"
27. Brandi Carlil, "By the Way, I Forgive You"
28. Autechre, "NTS Sessions 1-4"
29. Sleep, "The Sciences"
30. Shawn Mendes, "Shawn Mendes"
31. Kali Uchis, "Isolation"
32. Tracey Thorn, "Record"
33. U.S. Girls, "In a Poem Unlimited"
34. Sir, "November"
35. Cupcakke, "Ephorize"
36. Ashley McBryde, "Girl Going Nowhere"
37. Tune-Yards, "I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life"
38. The Bad Plus, "Never Stop II"
39. Superorganism, "Superorganism"
40. Brothers Osborne, "Port Saint Joe"
41. Soccer Mommy, "Clean"
42. Gas, "Rausch"
43. Snail Mail, "Lush"
44. DJ Koze, "Knock Knock"
45. Tal National, "Tantabara"
46. Natalie Prass, "The Future and the Past"
47. Hinds, "I Don't Run"
48. Low Cut Connie, "Dirty Pictures (Part 2)"
49. Turnstile, "Time & Space"
50. A.A.L. (Against All Logic), "2012-2017"
その他のメディアも現時点のベストを発表している。重なっている作品もあるが、どのリストも割とばらけている。
http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/the-best-albums-of-2018-so-far.html
https://www.stereogum.com/featured/the-50-best-albums-of-2018-so-far/
https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a15892874/best-albums-2018/
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/06/the-20-best-albums-of-2018-so-far.html
これは各メディアのレビューの平均を集計したもの。
http://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/year/filtered
