The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Rock Album Chart
for the Year of 2018
1 |  | Egypt Station by: Paul McCartney   | Label: Capitol Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:    |
2 |  | Free Yourself Up by: Lake Street Dive | Label: Nonesuch Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:   |
3 |  | A Deeper Understanding by: The War on Drugs | Label: Atlantic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
4 |  | Everything I Could Never Say... by: lovelytheband | Label: Another Century Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
5 |  | Waiting on a Song by: Dan Auerbach | Label: Nonesuch Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
6 |  | Look Now by: Elvis Costello & The Imposters | Label: Concord Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
7 |  | Thank You for Today by: Death Cab for Cutie | Label: Atlantic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
8 |  | American Utopia by: David Byrne | Label: Nonesuch Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
9 |  | Wanderer by: Cat Power | Label: Domino Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
10 |  | Masseduction by: St. Vincent | Label: Concord Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
11 |  | Chorus by: The Mother Hips | Label: Blue Rose Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
12 |  | Watching It All Fall Apart by: Fruition | Label: Lohi Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
13 |  | Between Two Shores by: Glen Hansard | Label: Plateau Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
14 |  | Part of the Light by: Ray LaMontagne | Label: Sony Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
15 |  | Expectations by: Wild Child | Label: Dualtone Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
16 |  | Hell-On by: Neko Case | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
17 |  | The Thread That Keeps Us by: Calexico | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
18 |  | Tell Me How You Really Feel by: Courtney Barnett | Label: Mom+Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
19 |  | Nina Cried Power by: Hozier | Label: Columbia Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
20 |  | I'll Be Your Girl by: The Decemberists | Label: Capitol Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
21 |  | Critical Equation by: Dr. Dog | Label: We Buy Gold Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
22 |  | Life Love Flesh Blood by: Imelda May | Label: Decca Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
23 |  | Staying at Tamara's by: George Ezra | Label: Sony Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
24 |  | Castles by: Lissie | Label: Lionboy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
25 |  | Vide Noir by: Lord Huron | Label: Republic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
26 |  | God's Favorite Customer by: Father John Misty | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
27 |  | Open Here by: Field Music | Label: Memphis Industries Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
28 |  | Lo Moon by: Lo Moon | Label: Columbia Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
29 |  | Performance by: White Denim | Label: City Slang Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
30 |  | Lifted by: Israel Nash | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
31 |  | The Modern Lives Vol. 2 by: Jackie Greene | Label: Blue Rose Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
32 |  | Delta by: Mumford & Sons | Label: Glassnote Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
33 |  | High As Hope by: Florence + the Machine | Label: Universal Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
34 |  | Graveyard Whistling by: Old 97's | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
35 |  | The Mystery of Me by: Danielia Cotton | Label: Cottontown Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
36 |  | Bottle It in by: Kurt Vile | Label: Matador Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
37 |  | Earthtones by: Bahamas | Label: Brushfire Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
38 |  | Take Good Care by: The Revivalists | Label: Concord Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
39 |  | Be More Kind by: Frank Turner | Label: Universal Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
40 |  | Witness by: Benjamin Booker | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
41 |  | Fooled Again by: Teresa Eggertsen Cooke | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
42 |  | 7 by: Beach House | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
43 |  | Lush by: Snail Mail | Label: Matador Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
44 |  | People Are My Drug by: Phil Cook | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
45 |  | Soulrocker by: Michael Franti & Spearhead | Label: Fantasy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
46 |  | Goodbye Sunshine, Hello Nighttime by: Family Of The Year | Label: Reprise Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
47 |  | The Now Now by: Gorillaz | Label: Parlophone Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
48 |  | Clean by: Soccer Mommy | Label: Fat Possum Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
49 |  | Gold by: Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
50 |  | Reskinned by: Larkin Poe | Label: RH Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
51 |  | Her by: Her | Label: FAM Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
52 |  | Wide Awake by: Rayland Baxter | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
53 |  | Light by: Moses Guest | Label: Aufheben Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
54 |  | Wildness by: Snow Patrol | Label: Polydor Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
55 |  | La Divine by: Cold War Kids | Label: Capitol Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
56 |  | Electric Light by: James Bay | Label: Republic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
57 |  | Weed Garden by: Iron & Wine | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
58 |  | No Roots by: Alice Merton | Label: Mom+Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
59 |  | A Black Mile to the Surface by: Manchester Orchestra | Label: Loma Vista Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
60 |  | As You Were by: Liam Gallagher | Label: Warner Brothers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
61 |  | Sweet Unknown by: Erika Wennerstrom | Label: Partisan Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
62 |  | Night Thinker by: Amy Shark | Label: Sony Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
63 |  | The Boy Who Cried Freedom by: Jacob Banks | Label: Interscope Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
64 |  | How To: Friend, Love, Freefall by: Rainbow Kitten Surprise | Label: Elektra Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
65 |  | Delivery by: Mikaela Davis | Label: Rounder Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
66 |  | Goodnight Rhonda Lee by: Nicole Atkins | Label: Single Lock Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
67 |  | In a Poem Unlimited by: U.S. Girls | Label: 4AD Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
68 |  | Plunge by: Fever Ray | Label: Mute Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
69 |  | Love Monster by: Amy Shark | Label: Wonderlick Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
70 |  | SHINY and OH SO BRIGHT, VOL. 1 / LP: NO PAST. NO FUTURE. NO SUN. by: The Smashing Pumpkins | Label: Napalm Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
71 |  | Wide Awake! by: Parquet Courts | Label: Rough Trade Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
72 |  | The Future and the Past by: Natalie Prass | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
73 |  | Until the Dawn by: Joy Zimmerman | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
74 |  | Little Dark Age by: MGMT | Label: Columbia Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
75 |  | WARM by: Jeff Tweedy | Label: dBpm Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
76 |  | C'est La Vie by: Phosphorescent | Label: Dead Oceans Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
77 |  | Boarding House Reach by: Jack White | Label: Columbia Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
78 |  | Uncle, Duke & the Chief by: Born Ruffians | Label: Yep Roc Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
79 |  | All Damn Day by: Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters | Label: Eastwood Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
80 |  | Marauder by: Interpol | Label: Matador Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
81 |  | And Nothing Hurt by: Spiritualized | Label: Fat Possum Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
82 |  | This Night Falls Forever by: DeVotchKa | Label: Concord Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
83 |  | Extralife by: Darlingside | Label: Thirty Tigers Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
84 |  | Young Sick Camellia by: St. Paul & The Broken Bones | Label: Columbia Red Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
85 |  | I Love You Like a Brother by: Alex Lahey | Label: Dead Oceans Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
86 |  | Born Yesterday by: Margaret Glaspy | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
87 |  | Painted Ruins by: Grizzly Bear | Label: RCA Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
88 |  | Chime by: Dessa | Label: Doomtree Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
89 |  | Layers of Us by: Mimicking Birds | Label: Glacial Pace Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
90 |  | Hot Thoughts by: Spoon | Label: Matador Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
91 |  | Weezer (Black Album) by: Weezer | Label: Atlantic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
92 |  | The Atlas Underground by: Tom Morello | Label: MOM + POP Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
93 |  | Pillar of Na by: Saintseneca | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
94 |  | Deadbeat Graffiti by: Black Pistol Fire | Label: Rifle Bird Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
95 |  | In the Rainbow Rain by: Okkervil River | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
96 |  | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by: Arctic Monkeys | Label: Domino Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
97 |  | Johannesburg by: Mumford & Sons | Label: Glassnote Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
98 |  | Now That the Light is Fading by: Maggie Rogers | Label: Capitol Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
99 |  | Summertime Songs by: Field Report | Label: Verve Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
100 |  | Please Don't Stop by: Marmalakes | Label: Austin Town Hall Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
101 |  | Heard It in a Past Life by: Maggie Rogers | Label: Debay Sounds Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
102 |  | First Flower by: Molly Burch | Label: Captured Tracks Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
103 |  | Walk into a Storm by: The Lone Bellow | Label: Sony Masterworks Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
104 |  | Loner by: Caroline Rose | Label: New West Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
105 |  | The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs by: Wye Oak | Label: Merge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
106 |  | Cry Cry Cry by: Wolf Parade | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
107 |  | Be the Cowboy by: Mitski | Label: Dead Ocean Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
108 |  | Sparkle Hard by: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks | Label: Matador Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
109 |  | Mt. Joy by: Mt. Joy | Label: Dualtone Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
110 |  | Lotta Sea Lice by: Courtney Barnett | Label: Matador Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
111 |  | To the Edge by: 61 Ghosts | Label: Bluzpic Media Group Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
112 |  | Hug of Thunder by: Broken Social Scene | Label: Arts & Crafts Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
113 |  | Something American by: Jade Bird | Label: Glassnote Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
114 |  | Upside Down Flowers by: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness | Label: Fantasy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
115 |  | Meet King Leg by: King Leg | Label: Sire Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
116 |  | Freedom's Goblin by: Ty Segall | Label: Drag City Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
117 |  | Always Ascending by: Franz Ferdinand | Label: Domino Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
118 |  | Treble Makers by: Treble Makers  | Label: Unknown Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
119 |  | Sore by: Dilly Dally | Label: Partisan Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
120 |  | What I Meant to Say by: Danny Fishman | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
121 |  | This Old Dog by: Mac DeMarco | Label: Royal Mountain Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
122 |  | Terraform by: Sam Roberts Band | Label: Paper Bag Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
123 |  | The Other by: King Tuff | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
124 |  | Born to Wake Up by: Decker. | Label: Royal Potato Family Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
125 |  | Children of the Sun by: Golden Dawn Arkestra | Label: Nine Mile Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
126 |  | Remind Me Tomorrow by: Sharon Van Etten | Label: Jagjaguwar Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
127 |  | Sleep Well Beast by: The National | Label: 4AD Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
128 |  | Welcome to Flat Earth by: Ty Richards | Label: Tremolo Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
129 |  | Ken by: Destroyer | Label: Merge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
130 |  | Half the City by: St. Paul & The Broken Bones | Label: Single Lock Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
131 |  | Heavy Meta by: Ron Gallo | Label: New West Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
132 |  | Offerings by: Typhoon | Label: Roll Call Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
133 |  | SLUFF by: Naked Giants | Label: New West Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
134 |  | Home by: John Butler Trio | Label: Nettwerk Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
135 |  | RELAXER by: Alt-J | Label: Atlantic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
136 |  | Whiteout Conditions by: The New Pornographers | Label: Concord Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
137 |  | Middle Kids by: Middle Kids | Label: Domino Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
138 |  | How Did We Get So Dark? by: Royal Blood | Label: Warner Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
139 |  | Get with the Times by: Bekon | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
140 |  | Make Way for Love by: Marlon Williams | Label: Dead Oceans Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
141 |  | Surface Tension by: Good Field | Label: Piscina Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
142 |  | Humanz by: Gorillaz | Label: Warner Music Group Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
143 |  | Stranger in the Alps by: Phoebe Bridgers | Label: Dead Oceans Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
144 |  | In Your Own Sweet Time by: The Fratellis | Label: Cooking Vinyl Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
145 |  | I Wasn't Only Thinking About You... by: Oh Pep! | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
146 |  | Goners by: Laura Gibson | Label: Barsuk Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
147 |  | Soft Power by: Doe Paoro | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
148 |  | Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins by: Chuck Prophet | Label: Yep-Roc Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
149 |  | Tapes #1-3 by: Hoops | Label: Fat Possum Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
150 |  | Firehorse by: The Young Presidents | Label: MKM Productions Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
151 |  | The Lookout by: Laura Veirs | Label: Raven Marching Band Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
152 |  | The Art of Pretending to Swim by: Villagers | Label: Domino Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
153 |  | Hollow Ground by: Cut Worms | Label: Jagjaguwar Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
154 |  | Countries by: Van William | Label: Fantasy Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
155 |  | Oh Alright by: Lily Vakili Band | Label: SoundKlaxon Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
156 |  | Bon Iver by: Bon Iver | Label: Jagjaguwar Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
157 |  | Love is Dead by: Chvrches | Label: Glassnote Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
158 |  | Bedouine by: Bedouine | Label: Spacebomb Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
159 |  | Depth of Field by: Sarah Blasko | Label: Caroline Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
160 |  | Toy by: A Giant Dog | Label: Merge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
161 |  | Hurt Somebody by: Noah Kahan | Label: Republic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
162 |  | Mental Illness by: Aimee Mann | Label: SuperEgo Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
163 |  | Fire by: Fruition | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
164 |  | More or Less by: Dan Mangan | Label: Arts & Crafts Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
165 |  | Lightlessness is Nothing New by: Maps & Atlases | Label: Barsuk Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
166 |  | Cocoa Sugar by: Young Fathers | Label: Ninja Tune Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
167 |  | Limit of Love by: Boy & Bear | Label: Universal Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
168 |  | New Compassion by: HAERTS | Label: Arts & Crafts Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
169 |  | Fresh Lies, Vol. I by: Mobley | Label: Violent Films Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
170 |  | Hundred Acres by: S. Carey | Label: Jagjaguwar Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
171 |  | Sculptor by: Luluc | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
172 |  | Pure Comedy by: Father John Misty | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
173 |  | Nudes by: Lucius | Label: Mom+Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
174 |  | Feels Like Air by: Island | Label: Frenchkiss Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
175 |  | The Diet by: Cullen Omori | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
176 |  | About You by: Albin Lee Meldau | Label: Astralwerks Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
177 |  | I'm Bad Now by: Nap Eyes | Label: Paradise of Bachelors Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
178 |  | Automatic for the People by: R.E.M. | Label: Warner Bros / Wea Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
179 |  | It's a Myth by: Sneaks | Label: Merge Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
180 |  | Life in the City by: Turkuaz | Label: Electric Habitat Music Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
181 |  | Lost in Words by: Hannah Gill | Label: Footnote Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
182 |  | Ivory by: Gin Wigmore | Label: Universal Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
183 |  | Songs of Praise by: Shame | Label: Dead Oceans Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
184 |  | Shannon in Nashville by: Shannon Shaw | Label: Easy Eye Sound Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
185 |  | Terrible Human Beings by: The Orwells | Label: Atlantic Recording Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
186 |  | Blind Sighted Faith by: The Dunwells | Label: Concord Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
187 |  | Crack-Up by: Fleet Foxes | Label: Nonesuch Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
188 |  | DOVE by: Belly | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
189 |  | Kayfabe by: Mopac | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
190 |  | Puff: in the Air Without a Shape by: Bernice | Label: Arts & Crafts Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
191 |  | I See You by: The xx | Label: Young Turks Recordings Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
192 |  | It's a New Day Tonight by: Michael Rault | Label: Wick Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
193 |  | Your Motherf**ker by: Mondo Cozmo | Label: Republic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
194 |  | Turn out the Lights by: Julien Baker | Label: Matador Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
195 |  | Missing Something by: The Bright Light Social Hour | Label: Modern Outsider Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
196 |  | Wilder Mind by: Mumford & Sons | Label: Glassnote Records Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
197 |  | Gilded by: Jade Jackson | Label: Anti Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
198 |  | Busted Jukebox, Vol. 2 by: Shovels & Rope | Label: New West Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
199 |  | Part of You by: Good Old War | Label: Nettwerk Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
200 |  | Live from the Rebel Hearts Club by: First Aid Kit | Label: Columbia Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
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