if you thought 2017 was a good year for
music wait until these albums drop
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down the top 10 albums you
should be excited for in 2018 before we
begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
the most anticipated albums of the year
ranging across genres
well not all album release dates are set
in stone we’re only looking at albums
that the artists have said to expect
not just rumored projects like a new
Beyonce album that is a number-10
culture to me goes even though the me
goes only put out their critically
acclaimed album culture in January 2017
the music world is clamoring to see what
they do next
Oh the trio shaped the sound of rap in
2017 with hits like van and bougie and
t-shirt remaining on constant repeat
after a short delay migos confirmed that
they’d put out culture 2 on January 26th
2018 motorsport the first single from
the album is already a hit as is the
second promotional single stirfry which
was produced by Pharrell Williams with
singles like these we know the album
will further cement their status as
icons of the genre number 9 little dark
age MGMT
[Music]
it’s been five years since MGMT dropped
their self-titled album back in 2013 so
it’s long overdue fans got something new
from the band in the summer of 2017
they started teasing that their fourth
album little dark age was almost
finished but it wasn’t until they put
out the single of the same name in
October that fans finally had new MGMT
music in their lives
[Music]
since October they’ve released two more
singles when you die and hand it over
they have a new sound with the album
that’s a little darker but still playful
and unique if the rest of the album
which is set to be released on February
9th is in the same vein we’re in for a
treat
[Music]
number eight boardinghouse reach Jack
White Jack White is one of those artists
who continually pushes his craft and the
boundaries of what music can be so the
music world is always anticipating what
he’ll do next in November he announced
that his new album would be quote a
bizarre one and with the release of the
teaser servings and portions from my
boardinghouse reach we’re inclined to
believe him but with the release of the
music video for connected by love in
early 2018 we got a clearer picture of
what this album might sound like white
later confirmed the album title to be
boarding house reach leaving everyone
curious as to what this guitar Wizards
got up his sleeve
number seven to be announced Florence on
the machine no one has a voice quite
like Florence Welch anytime she wants to
grace the world with her angelic vocals
we’re here for it
[Music]
we haven’t heard much from the band
since 2015’s triumphant how big how blue
how beautiful but eagle-eyed fans notice
that the band has an upcoming show at
Poland’s orange Warsaw Festival which
led to speculation that a new album may
be coming this year
[Music]
this was later confirmed and in a 20-17
interview with The Daily Telegraph
Florence did say that her fourth album
would explore the black hole she
experienced in her personal life due to
a break up in alcohol abuse all of this
points to her most personal album yet
[Music]
number six man of the woods Justin
Timberlake Justin ruled the airwaves
with 2016’s can’t stop the feeling for
the trolls movie soundtrack but it’s
about time JT released another
full-length album justin was recently
announced as the halftime act for the
2018 Super Bowl and to capitalize on the
show he’s putting out his
much-anticipated man of the woods album
on February second he’s released a
promotional trailer for the album which
promises to be a return to his Tennessee
roots and will have an earthy sound to
it his lead single filthy doesn’t quite
fit that bill but it sparked even more
interest as to what the full album will
sound like number five to be announced
cardi B no other artist came close to
dominating 2017 in the same way as cardi
B whose rise became a cultural
phenomenon breaking records left and
right she became the first female rapper
to have a number-one solo hit since 1998
and also became the first female rapper
to simultaneously have three singles in
the hot 100 and the hot R&B hip hop
songs chart her guest verses on
Motorsport No Limit and finesse proved
she can hang with some of the biggest
names in music but we’re most excited to
see what a full-length album from her
will entail if her newest single barchi
Accardi is any indication she’ll
continue to rule 2018 crucio Australia
cardi big Brian Austin
number four to be announced Arctic
Monkeys even though we’ve received side
projects from the band’s frontman Alex
Turner in the form of a 2016 Last Shadow
Puppets album it’s an Arctic Monkeys
project we’re really clamoring for it’s
been five years since the lot at am and
the group’s bassist Nick O’Malley
recently told for the ride magazine that
if a new album didn’t come out in 2018
we’ve got problems we hope that’s not
true because the group is one that
continuously changes its sound to give
listeners a new experience each time
we’ve grown up with them and want to
continue doing so for as long as
possible
[Music]
number three to be announced childish
gambino Donald Glover has been killing
it in the film and television world with
his role in the upcoming Han Solo movie
critically acclaimed series Atlanta and
his multiple Grammy nominations for 2016
s awaken my love we don’t know when this
guy sleeps but we’re happy he doesn’t if
that means more childish gambino music
in 2018 he’s teased new music and
interviews including a possible mixtape
with chance the rapper any form of
childish gambino was welcomed especially
if he continues to build off the
experimental psychedelic sound of his
last album
[Music]
number two mitsubishi macchiato Vampire
Weekend
Vampire Weekend has gone through some
changes since 2013’s modern vampires of
the city with the departure of roast on
Batman Glee being the most notable his
leaving could have broken up the band
but as rakonin quelled those fears when
he tweeted to fans that they were 80%
done with her new album he went on to
say it may be called mitsubishi
macchiato which sounds both absurd and
lyrically clever that’s exactly what we
want from the group and hopefully 2018
is the year they deliver it
[Music]
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
the job
[Music]
the channels are
number one turbo graphics 16 kanye west
kanye has been through a lot since the
release of 2016 to the life of pablo
including his wife’s robbery a public
mental breakdown a break in his
relationship with jay-z and adding
another daughter to the family because
of all of this turbo graphics 16 could
be the album of his career one that gets
us back to the old kanye a more personal
kanye day or he could spin it in the
complete opposite direction and become
another reinvention of himself
either way kanye has been working in the
studio and reportedly mending fences
with old collaborators like Kid Cudi
whatever he’s brewing up is bound to get
people talking and shape the sound of
music in 2018 do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
music wait until these albums drop
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down the top 10 albums you
should be excited for in 2018 before we
begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
the most anticipated albums of the year
ranging across genres
well not all album release dates are set
in stone we’re only looking at albums
that the artists have said to expect
not just rumored projects like a new
Beyonce album that is a number-10
culture to me goes even though the me
goes only put out their critically
acclaimed album culture in January 2017
the music world is clamoring to see what
they do next
Oh the trio shaped the sound of rap in
2017 with hits like van and bougie and
t-shirt remaining on constant repeat
after a short delay migos confirmed that
they’d put out culture 2 on January 26th
2018 motorsport the first single from
the album is already a hit as is the
second promotional single stirfry which
was produced by Pharrell Williams with
singles like these we know the album
will further cement their status as
icons of the genre number 9 little dark
age MGMT
[Music]
it’s been five years since MGMT dropped
their self-titled album back in 2013 so
it’s long overdue fans got something new
from the band in the summer of 2017
they started teasing that their fourth
album little dark age was almost
finished but it wasn’t until they put
out the single of the same name in
October that fans finally had new MGMT
music in their lives
[Music]
since October they’ve released two more
singles when you die and hand it over
they have a new sound with the album
that’s a little darker but still playful
and unique if the rest of the album
which is set to be released on February
9th is in the same vein we’re in for a
treat
[Music]
number eight boardinghouse reach Jack
White Jack White is one of those artists
who continually pushes his craft and the
boundaries of what music can be so the
music world is always anticipating what
he’ll do next in November he announced
that his new album would be quote a
bizarre one and with the release of the
teaser servings and portions from my
boardinghouse reach we’re inclined to
believe him but with the release of the
music video for connected by love in
early 2018 we got a clearer picture of
what this album might sound like white
later confirmed the album title to be
boarding house reach leaving everyone
curious as to what this guitar Wizards
got up his sleeve
number seven to be announced Florence on
the machine no one has a voice quite
like Florence Welch anytime she wants to
grace the world with her angelic vocals
we’re here for it
[Music]
we haven’t heard much from the band
since 2015’s triumphant how big how blue
how beautiful but eagle-eyed fans notice
that the band has an upcoming show at
Poland’s orange Warsaw Festival which
led to speculation that a new album may
be coming this year
[Music]
this was later confirmed and in a 20-17
interview with The Daily Telegraph
Florence did say that her fourth album
would explore the black hole she
experienced in her personal life due to
a break up in alcohol abuse all of this
points to her most personal album yet
[Music]
number six man of the woods Justin
Timberlake Justin ruled the airwaves
with 2016’s can’t stop the feeling for
the trolls movie soundtrack but it’s
about time JT released another
full-length album justin was recently
announced as the halftime act for the
2018 Super Bowl and to capitalize on the
show he’s putting out his
much-anticipated man of the woods album
on February second he’s released a
promotional trailer for the album which
promises to be a return to his Tennessee
roots and will have an earthy sound to
it his lead single filthy doesn’t quite
fit that bill but it sparked even more
interest as to what the full album will
sound like number five to be announced
cardi B no other artist came close to
dominating 2017 in the same way as cardi
B whose rise became a cultural
phenomenon breaking records left and
right she became the first female rapper
to have a number-one solo hit since 1998
and also became the first female rapper
to simultaneously have three singles in
the hot 100 and the hot R&B hip hop
songs chart her guest verses on
Motorsport No Limit and finesse proved
she can hang with some of the biggest
names in music but we’re most excited to
see what a full-length album from her
will entail if her newest single barchi
Accardi is any indication she’ll
continue to rule 2018 crucio Australia
cardi big Brian Austin
number four to be announced Arctic
Monkeys even though we’ve received side
projects from the band’s frontman Alex
Turner in the form of a 2016 Last Shadow
Puppets album it’s an Arctic Monkeys
project we’re really clamoring for it’s
been five years since the lot at am and
the group’s bassist Nick O’Malley
recently told for the ride magazine that
if a new album didn’t come out in 2018
we’ve got problems we hope that’s not
true because the group is one that
continuously changes its sound to give
listeners a new experience each time
we’ve grown up with them and want to
continue doing so for as long as
possible
[Music]
number three to be announced childish
gambino Donald Glover has been killing
it in the film and television world with
his role in the upcoming Han Solo movie
critically acclaimed series Atlanta and
his multiple Grammy nominations for 2016
s awaken my love we don’t know when this
guy sleeps but we’re happy he doesn’t if
that means more childish gambino music
in 2018 he’s teased new music and
interviews including a possible mixtape
with chance the rapper any form of
childish gambino was welcomed especially
if he continues to build off the
experimental psychedelic sound of his
last album
[Music]
number two mitsubishi macchiato Vampire
Weekend
Vampire Weekend has gone through some
changes since 2013’s modern vampires of
the city with the departure of roast on
Batman Glee being the most notable his
leaving could have broken up the band
but as rakonin quelled those fears when
he tweeted to fans that they were 80%
done with her new album he went on to
say it may be called mitsubishi
macchiato which sounds both absurd and
lyrically clever that’s exactly what we
want from the group and hopefully 2018
is the year they deliver it
[Music]
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
the job
[Music]
the channels are
number one turbo graphics 16 kanye west
kanye has been through a lot since the
release of 2016 to the life of pablo
including his wife’s robbery a public
mental breakdown a break in his
relationship with jay-z and adding
another daughter to the family because
of all of this turbo graphics 16 could
be the album of his career one that gets
us back to the old kanye a more personal
kanye day or he could spin it in the
complete opposite direction and become
another reinvention of himself
either way kanye has been working in the
studio and reportedly mending fences
with old collaborators like Kid Cudi
whatever he’s brewing up is bound to get
people talking and shape the sound of
music in 2018 do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
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