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50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far

Including Janelle Monáe, Cardi B, Kacey Musgraves, the 'Black Panther' soundtrack and more

50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far
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By Christopher R. Weingarten, David Fricke, Jody Rosen, Jon Dolan, Jon Freeman, Hank Shteamer, Elias Leight, Jonathan Bernstein, Brittany Spanos, Charles Aaron, Mosi Reeves, Kory Grow, Jessica Hopper, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Richard Gehr, Maura Johnston, Joe Levy, Will Hermes, Rob Sheffield, Meaghan Garvey

So far, 2018 has given us Janelle Monáe's android funk, Cardi B's bloody-shoed boasts, J Balvin's internationalist reggaeton and an all-star dispatch from Wakanda. Here's the best of the year's first five months and change.