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Summing up music of 2018

It's already been a month since we have 2019 but I still feel as some part of me stuck in 2018. I have this weird addiction of rating, categorizing and summing up everything. I thought that I may win with it this time but wow, could I be more wrong... I decided to come back to the summary that I made in June and expand it. Don't want to put albums in particular order so instead I put them in groups.

Need to have them in my car forever(1-11)

This group contains superb albums which present unique sound design and approach. Most of them are either a perfect example of breakthrough ideas for a given genre or perfect execution of an already known recipe. It's also a great representation of my main music fascinations from 2018. This is a mix of albums I was moved by the most.

* - mixtape/mix/EP

Will remember them for a long time(12-26)

Here we have albums that just barely missed the first group. All of them are very important and provided me with a great dose of fun. These are still the best of 2018.

Really enjoyed listening to them(27-47)

Excellent albums with just a few flaws. Sometimes it means playing with a certain idea for a bit too long or mixing too many different moods. However, I still spent a lot of time with each one of these and find them intriguing.

Cool(48-82)

Great ideas and nice execution. These albums certainly drew my attention and impressed me in some areas. On the other hand, I didn't spend with them as much time as with albums from a group above. They are still undoubtedly worth checking out and are highlights of the year as other 143 albums missed this group.
Shot from Happy as Lazzaro(2018)

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