Best of 2018

Pandora's "Top Thumb Hundred" of 2018 & artists to watch in 2019

Pandora’s year-end charts also include the top rock songs, top hip hop songs, top R&B songs, top Latin songs, top dance/electronic songs, and top country songs of 2018.

Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2018

It’s a Rolling Stone list, so it’s got a weirdly high placement for the just-okay Paul McCartney album, but other than that, RS picked most of 2018’s usual suspects…

NME's Top 100 Albums of 2018

The long-running UK mag, which ceased print publication this year, has the same band at #1 as it did in 2016.

Mountain Goats' John Darnielle's favorite albums (and more) of 2018

The Mountain Goats’ leader’s unique year-end list includes Janelle Monae, Royce Da 5’9″, Kamaal Williams, Sons of Kemet, and lots of metal.

SPIN's 51 Best Albums of 2018

Can you guess who topped the list?

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever tell us about their favorite bars of 2018

”During 2018 we were fortunate enough to tour all over the world, and subsequently found ourselves in assorted drinking establishments. These are some of them.” – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever.

The FADER's top 100 songs of 2018

If the graphic doesn’t give it away, ”thank u, next” is #1.

Bodega's Ben Hozie tells us about his favorite albums of 2018

Brooklyn’s Bodega released their own great LP this year, ’Endless Scroll’ and Ben’s picks include Courtney Barnett, Stephen Malkmus, and IDLES.

Life of Agony's Alan Robert has a new Xmas coloring book, lists his top LPs of '18

Life of Agony are wrapping up 2018 with NJ/LI shows with Sick Of It All and BillyBio this weekend.

Touche Amore's Jeremy Bolm's favorite songs of 2018

Touche Amore vocalist Jeremy Bohl’s favorite songs of the year include tracks by recent tourmates Turnstile and Culture Abuse, previous 6131 Records labelmate Julien Baker’s project boygenius, as well as mewithoutYou, Joyce Manor, John Prine, Daughters, Converge, Pianos Become the Teeth, Hop Along, Nothing, Gouge Away and more.
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