Country Music The Best Country Albums Of 2018  

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Country music continues to be a staple of the American music scene and these new country albums of 2018 prove the genre is not dying down anytime soon. There's impressive new work from up-and-coming stars like Kacey Musgraves, Scott McCreery, and Keith Urban. Some long standing country icons also produced some amazing music this year, including Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and Loretta Lynn. 

With so much talent, it's hard to choose a single album as the best. Nevertheless, vote here to help determine the best country albums of the year. Which albums left you in awe, and which ones seemed so-so? Vote up the best albums below. See anything missing on this list of 2018 albums? If so, feel free to add it. 

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Golden Hour is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves

"Butterflies"

"Space Cowboy"

"Slow Burn"

2
29 12
Dan + Shay is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Dan + Shay Dan + Shay

"Tequila"

"All to Myself"

"Speechless"

3
74 54
Seasons Change is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Seasons Change Scotty McCreery

"Five More Minutes"

"Boys from Back Home"

"Still"

4
67 55
Rearview Town is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Rearview Town Jason Aldean

"Set It Off"

"Drowns the Whiskey"

"Like You Were Mine"

5
20 10
Bigger is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Bigger Sugarland

"Still the Same"

"Babe"

"Bird in a Cage"

6
22 13
The Mountain is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
The Mountain Dierks Bentley

"Woman, Amen"

"My Religion"

"Son of the Sun"

7
47 39
Hallelujah Nights is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Hallelujah Nights LANCO

"Greatest Love Story"

"Long Live Tonight"

"Born to Love You"

8
45 42
Here's To You is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Here's To You Montgomery Gentry

"Better Me"

"Needing a Beer"

"King of the World"

9
21 16
Sparrow is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Sparrow Ashley Monroe

"Hands on You"

"Wild Love"

"This Heaven"

10
20 16
Last Man Standing is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Last Man Standing Willie Nelson

"Last Man Standing"

"Me and You"

"Ready to Roar"

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38 40
Graffiti U is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Graffiti U Keith Urban

"Parallel Line"

"Coming Home"

"Horses"

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38 40
Home State is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Home State Jordan Davis

"Singles You Up"

"Take It From Me"

"Selfish"

13
28 35
No Zip Code is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Dude added No Zip Code David Lee Murphy

"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"

"Waylon and Willie (And a Bottle of Jack)"

"Winnebago"

14
37 48
Dark Horse is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Dark Horse Devin Dawson

"All on Me"

"Symptoms"

"Prison"

15
29 46
Girl Going Nowhere is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Girl Going Nowhere Ashley McBryde

"A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega"

"American Scandal"

"Home Sweet Highway"

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11 55
Liberty is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Best Country Albums Of 2018
Liberty Lindi Ortega

"Afraid of the Dark"

"Darkness Be Gone"

"Pablo"