The 25 Best Albums of 2018 So Far

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – July 3, 2018

Which albums impressed critics during the first half of the year? Find our ranking of 2018's highest-scoring studio albums (so far) in the gallery above. The list includes releases through June 30, 2018 that have received at least 15 reviews from professional critics as of July 2nd. (Re-releases, EPs, and compilations are also excluded, and note that even though you'll see rounded Metascores, the albums are ranked prior to rounding.)

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87 #9: Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides by SOPHIE

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The Los Angeles-born, Scotland-based avant-pop artist/producer has been making a name for herself in recent years with a mixtape and collaborations with Charli XCX, Madonna and various PC Music artists. If there was any doubt that she is a major force in contemporary music, this, her first studio LP, erases it.

“Crossing boundaries of pop music and chasing transcendence, SOPHIE achieves the rare feat of making abstract, difficult electronic music that hits you straight in the heart.” —NME

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