The Complex Staff Lists Our Favorite Songs and Albums of 2018

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Songs

1. Travis Scott f/ Drake, Swae Lee, and Big Hawk - "Sicko Mode"

2. Lil Baby and Gunna - "Drip Too Hard"

3. Blood Orange - "Charcoal Baby"

4. Pusha-T - "The Story of Adidon"

5. Lil Wayne - "Dedicate"

6. 21 Savage f/ J. Cole - "A Lot"

7. Ariana Grande - "Sweetener"

8. Valee f/ Jeremih - "Womp Womp"

9. Denzel Curry - "Clout Cobain"

10. Nipsey Hussle f/ YG - "Last Time That I Checc’d"

Albums

1. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

2. Pusha-T - DAYTONA

3. Blood Orange - Negro Swan

4. Jay Rock - Redemption

5. Tierra Whack - Whack World

6. J.I.D - DiCaprio 2

7. Denzel Curry - TA1300

8. 21 Savage - i am > i was

9. Choker - Honeybloom

10. J. Cole - KOD

Twitter: @The_SummerMan

Songs

1. Pusha-T - "The Story of Adidon"

2. Drake - "Nice for What"

3. Travis Scott f/ Juice WRLD and Sheck Wes - "No Bystanders"

4. The Carters - "Nice"

5. The 1975 - "Sincerity Is Scary"

6. Nipsey Hussle f/ YG - "Last Time That I Checc’d"

7. Pusha-T - "The Games We Play"

8. Teyana Taylor - "Gonna Love Me"

9. BlocBoy JB f/ Drake - "Look Alive"

10. The Weeknd - "Wasted Times"

Albums

1. The Carters - Everything Is Love

2. Pusha-T - DAYTONA

3. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

4. The 1975 -  A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

5. Ariana Grande - Sweetener

6. Jay Rock -  Redemption

7. J. Cole - KOD

8. Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap

9. Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts

10. Currensy, Freddie Gibbs, and the Alchemist - Fetti

Twitter: @KianaFitz

Songs

1. Travis Scott - "Houstonfornication"

2. Currensy, Freddie Gibbs, and the Alchemist - "Now & Later Gators"

3. Tierra Whack - "Hungry Hippo"

4. J.I.D - "Off da Zoinkys"

5. Robb Banks - "Official"

6. Lil Baby f/ Starlito - "Exotic"

7. Megan Thee Stallion and Moneybagg Yo - "Make a Bag"

8. Trapperman Dale - "Trap Ambitions"

9. Mac Miller - "Perfecto"

10. Lil Baby and Gunna - "Drip Too Hard"

Albums

1. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD (chopped not slopped by Slim K/ChopStars)

2. Jay Rock - Redemption

3. Megan Thee Stallion - Tina Snow

4. SiR - November

5. Tierra Whack - Whack World

6. Kendrick Lamar and Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album

7. Denzel Curry - TA1300

8. 21 Savage - i am > i was

9. Currensy, Freddie Gibbs, and the Alchemist - Fetti

10. J.I.D - DiCaprio 2

Twitter: @SameOldShawn

Songs

1. Bruce Springsteen - "The Wish (Introduction)"/"The Wish"

2. Black Thought - "Twofifteen"

3. Atmosphere - "Virgo"

4. Murs - "Melancholy"

5. Noname - "Self"

6. Jim Jones - "Never Did Three Quarters"

7. The Coup f/ Lakeith Stanfield - "OYAHYTT"

8. Father - "Thotnite"

9. Poo Bear f/ Justin Bieber and Jay Electronica - "Hard 2 Face Reality"

10. The Carters - "Apeshit"

Albums

1. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

2. Jean Grae & Quelle Chris - Everything’s Fine

3. Bruce Springsteen - Springsteen on Broadway

4. Phonte - No News Is Good News

5. Armand Hammer - Paraffin

6. Black Thought - Streams of Thought, Vol. 1

7. Epic Beard Men - Season 1

8. Royce da 5’9” - Book of Ryan

9. Mitski - Be the Cowboy

10. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

Twitter: @YoAdriBaby

Songs

1. Tekno - "Yur Luv"

2. Travis Scott f/ Drake, Swae Lee, and Big Hawk - "Sicko Mode"

3. Burna Boy - "Ye"

4. Wizkid, Ceeza Milli, Spotless, and Terri - "Soco"

5. Free Nationals f/ Daniel Caesar and Unknown Mortal Orchestra - "Beauty & Essex"

6. Popcaan - "Let My Gun"

7. Masego - "Prone"

8. Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake - "King's Dead"

9. Mr. Eazi - "Keys to the City (Ogede)"

10. Ozuna - "Siguelo Bailando"

Albums

1. Kojo Funds - Golden Boy 

2. The Internet - Hive Mind

3. Masego - Lady Lady

4. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

5. Popcaan - Forever

6. Mac Miller - Swimming

7. Mick Jenkins - Pieces of a Man

8. Burna Boy - Outside

9. J.I.D - DiCaprio 2

10. Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy

Twitter: @ADiaz456

Songs

1. Travis Scott f/ Drake, Swae Lee, and Big Hawk - "Sicko Mode"

2. Lil Baby and Gunna - "Drip Too Hard"

3. Pusha T - "The Story of Adidon"

4. Bad Bunny - "Solo de Mi"

5. BlocBoy JB f/ Drake  - "Look Alive"

6. Nio García, Darell & Casper Mágico f/ Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam & Ozuna - "Te Boté (Remix)"

7. Miky Woodz f/ Bad Bunny -  "Estamos Clear"

8. Sheck Wes - "Gmail"

9. A$AP Rocky f/ Skepta - "Praise the Lord"

10. Pusha T - "Come Back Baby"

Albums

1. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

2. Pusha T - DAYTONA

3. The Internet - Hive Mind

4. Roc Marciano & DJ Muggs - KAOS

5. Blood Orange - Negro Swan

6. Benny the Butcher - Tana Talk 3

7. Key Glock - Glockoma

8. Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs & the Alchemist - Fetti

9. Future & Co. - Superfly OST

10. Trouble & Mike WiLL Made-It - Edgewood

Twitter: @khal

Songs

1. The Carters - "Apeshit"

2. SOB X RBE - "Paramedic!"

3. Drake - "Jaded"

4. Flame 1 - "Shrine"

5. Mariah Carey f/ Ty Dolla Sign - "The Distance"

6. Current Value - "Cold Snap"

7. YG - "Suu Whoop"

8. Boogie - "Self Destruction"

9. Queen Naija - "Karma"

10. Ross From Friends - "John Cage"

Albums

1. Kendrick Lamar and Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album

2. DJ Taye - Still Trippin'

3. Pusha T - DAYTONA

4. Jay Rock - Redemption

5. Armand Hammer - Paraffin

6. Shades - In Praise of Darkness

7. Tierra Whack - Whack World

8. Westside Gunn - Supreme Blientele

9. Heavee - WFM

10. Novelist - Novelist Guy

Twitter: @iTunesEra

Songs

1. Travis Scott f/ Drake, Swae Lee, and Big Hawk - "Sicko Mode"

2. The 1975 - "I Always Wanna Die (Sometime)"

3. Post Malone f/ Ty Dolla Sign - "Psycho"

4. Drake - "God's Plan"

5. Pusha-T - "If You Know You Know"

6. Kids See Ghosts - "Reborn"

7. Kacey Musgraves - "Golden Hour"

8. Ariana Grande - "Thank U, Next"

9. Lil Baby and Gunna - "Drip Too Hard"

10. Jacquees - "London"

Albums

1. Pusha-T - DAYTONA

2. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

3. J. Cole - KOD

4. Ariana Grande - Sweetener

5. Jacquees - 4275

6. Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys

7. The Carters - Everything Is Love

8. Jay Rock - Redemption

9. Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap

10. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

Twitter: @lucaswisenthal

Songs

1. Pusha-T - "Come Back Baby"

2. YoungBoy Never Broke Again - "Diamond Teeth Samurai"

3. Pusha-T - "The Story of Adidon"

4. Benny the Butcher - "Broken Bottles"

5. Drake - "Nonstop"

6. J. Cole - "1985 (Intro to 'The Fall Off')"

7. 21 Savage f/ J. Cole - "A Lot"

8.  J.I.D f/ Method Man and Joey Badass - "Hot Box"

9. Lil Wayne - "Hittas"

10. The Diplomats - "Sauce Boyz"

Albums

1. Pusha-T - DAYTONA

2. Benny the Butcher - Tana Talk 3

3. Meek Mill - CHAMPIONSHIPS

4. Jay Rock - Redemption

5. J.I.D - DiCaprio 2

6. J. Cole - KOD

7. YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Until Death Call My Name

8. DJ Muggs & Roc Marciano - KAOS

9. Kendrick Lamar and Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album

10. Westside Gunn - Supreme Blientele

Twitter: @thisisdscott

Songs

1. Travis Scott f/ Drake, Swae Lee, and Big Hawk - "Sicko Mode"

2. Pusha - "The Games We Play"

3. Jacquees - "Trip (Quemix)" 

4. Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake - "King's Dead" 

5. BlocBoy JB f/ Drake - "Look Alive"

6. Ariana Grande - "Thank U, Next"

7. Lil Baby, Gunna, and Drake - "Never Recover"

8. Lil Wayne f/ Kendrick Lamar - "Mona Lisa"

9. Lady Gaga - "Always Remember Us This Way" 

10. Drake - "That's How You Feel"

Albums

1. Pusha-T - DAYTONA

2. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

3. J. Cole - KOD

4. Benny the Butcher - Tana Talk 3 

5. Currensy, Freddie Gibbs, and the Alchemist - Fetti

6. The Internet - Hive Mind

7. Future - BEASTMODE 2

8. Popcaan - Forever

9. Tierra Whack - Whack World

10. Jay Rock - Redemption

Twitter: @bernucca

Songs

1. Playboi Carti f/ Nicki Minaj - "Poke It Out"

2. Ariana Grande - "R.E.M."

3. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - "Hunnybee"

4. Tyler, the Creator & ASAP Rocky - "Potato Salad"

5. Travis Scott f/ Juice WRLD and Sheck Wes - "No Bystanders"

6. Mitski - "Pink in the Night"

7. Kali Uchis - "In My Dreams"

8. The Aces - "Waiting for You"

9. Bad Bunny - "Solo de Mi"

10. Tierra Whack - "Hungry Hippo"

Albums

1. Ariana Grande - Sweetener

2. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

3. Empress Of - Us

4. Playboi Carti - Die Lit

5. Mitski - Be the Cowboy

6. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

7. Bad Bunny - X 100PRE 

8. Tierra Whack - Whack World

9. The Aces - When My Heart Felt Volcanic

10. Kali Uchis - Isolation

Twitter: @katherineshelby

Songs

1. Brockhampton - "Honey"

2. Snail Mail - "Speaking Terms"

3. Kacey Musgraves - "Golden Hour"

4. Gucci Mane, Bruno Mars, and Kodak Black - "Wake Up in the Sky"

5. ASAP Rocky f/ T.I., Kid Cudi, and Moby - "ASAP Forever (Remix)"

6. The Carters - "Heard About Us"

7. Kids See Ghosts - "Cudi Montage"

8. Mac Miller - "Self Care"

9. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - "I Don't Know What Love Is"

10. Shawn Mendes - "Why"

Albums

1. Snail Mail - Lush

2. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

3. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born

4. The Carters - Everything Is Love

5. Pistol Annies - Interstate Gospel

6. Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts

7. Mac Miller - Swimming

8. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley: The Searcher

9. Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy

10. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

Twitter: @waiss_aramesh

Songs

1. The Weeknd - "Privilege"

2. SAINt JHN - "I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night"

3. Halsey - "Without Me"

4. Travis Scott f/ Drake, Swae Lee, and Big Hawk - "Sicko Mode"

5. Drake - "Mob Ties"

6. 6lack - "Switch"

7. Drake - "Duppy Freestyle"

8. Ariana Grande - "Breathin"

9. Janelle Monáe - "Django Jane"

10. CHVRCHES f/ Matt Berninger - "My Enemy"

Albums

1. The Weeknd - My Dear Melancholy,

2. Kendrick Lamar and Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album

3. Lil Baby and Gunna - Drip Harder 

4. Camila Cabello - Camilla

5. 6lack - East Atlanta Love Letter

6. Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes

7. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

8. Meek Mill - CHAMPIONSHIPS

9. SAINt JHN - Collection One

10. Drake - Scorpion

Twitter: @ZachDionne

Songs

1. Kanye West f/ PARTYNEXTDOOR - "Ghost Town"

2. Travis Scott f/ Kid Cudi, James Blake, Stevie Wonder, and Philip Bailey - "Stop Trying to Be God"

3. Pusha-T - "The Story of Adidon"

4. Chance the Rapper - "I Might Need Security"

5. ASAP Rocky f/ Frank Ocean - "Purity"

6. Janelle Monáe f/ Zoë Kravitz - "Screwed"

7. Lil Yachty f/ Cardi B and Offset - "Who Want the Smoke"

8. Francis and the Lights - "Cruise"

9. Migos f/ 2 Chainz - "Too Playa"

10. Eels - "The Deconstruction"

Albums

1. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

2. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

3. Noname - Room 25

4. Pusha-T - DAYTONA

5. Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy

6. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter V

7. ASAP Rocky - TESTING

8. Kendrick Lamar and Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album

9. Rae Sremmurd - SR3MM

10. Lil Wayne - Dedication 6: Reloaded

Twitter: @E_Diep

Songs

1. Mac Miller - "Self Care" 

2. Travis Scott f/ Drake, Swae Lee, and Big Hawk - "Sicko Mode"

3. Drake - "In My Feelings"

4. Nicki Minaj - "Good Form"

5. Cardi B, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny - "I Like It"

6. Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake - "King's Dead"

7. Lil Baby and Gunna - "Drip Too Hard"

8. 21 Savage - "Letter 2 My Momma"

9. Jeremih & Ty Dolla Sign - "Goin Thru Some Thangz"

10. ASAP Rocky f/ Skepta - "Praise the Lord (Da Shine)"

Albums

1. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

2. Pusha-T - DAYTONA

3. The Carters - Everything Is Love

4. Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts

5. Meek Mill - CHAMPIONSHIPS

6. Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap

7. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter V

8. Playboi Carti - Playboi Carti

9. City Girls - Girl Code

10. Tommy Genesis - Tommy Genesis

Twitter: @Bklyn_Rock

Songs

1. Drake - "Nice for What"

2. Pusha-T - "If You Know You Know"

3. Ariana Grande - "Thank U, Next"

4. Travis Scott f/ Drake, Swae Lee, and Big Hawk - "Sicko Mode"

5. Lil Wayne f/ Swizz Beatz - "Uproar"

6. Nine Inch Nails - "Over and Out"

7. Vince Staples - "Outside"

8. Young Thug - "Real in My Veins"

9. Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake - "King's Dead"

10. André 3000 - "Me & My (To Bury Your Parents)"

Albums

1. Pusha-T - DAYTONA

2. Kali Uchis - Isolation

3. Saba - CARE FOR ME

4. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

5. Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy

6. DJ Koze - Knock Knock

7. Playboi Carti - Die Lit

8. Rico Nasty - Nasty

9. Tierra Whack - Whack World

10. Yves Tumor - Safe in the Hands of Love

Twitter: @TraceCowen

Songs

1. Boygenius - "Me & My Dog"

2. Drake - "Summer Games"

3. Brockhampton - "San Marcos"

4. Jeff Rosenstock - "9/10"

5. The Regrettes - "Come Through"

6. Young Thug f/ Lil Uzi Vert - "Up"

7. Fitness - "Kill the Rich"

8. Migos - "Higher We Go (Intro)"

9. Vince Staples - "Get the Fuck Off My Dick"

10. The Aquadolls - "Communicationissexy/Idkhow2communicate"

Albums

1. Lil Peep - Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2

2. Alkaline Trio - Is This Thing Cursed?

3. Boygenius - boygenius EP

4. Pusha-T - DAYTONA

5. Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts

6. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

7. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD

8. Amy Shark - Love Monster

9. Sheck Wes - MUDBOY

10. Waxahatchee - Great Thunder EP

Twitter: @WithALittleJazz

Songs

1. Rico Nasty - "Countin’ Up"

2. Mitski - "Geyser"

3. Leikeli47 - "Girl Blunt"

4. Noname f/ Yaw and Adam Ness - "no name"

5. Melii - "Icey"

6. Yaeji - "One More"

7. Teyana Taylor - "Rose in Harlem"

8. Robyn - "Honey"

9. Ariana Grande - "Goodnight n Go"

10. Bhad Bhabie f/ City Girls - "Yung and Bhad"

Albums

1. Mitski - Be the Cowboy

2. Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy

3. Rico Nasty - Nasty

4. Rosalia - El Mal Querer

5. Kali Uchis - Isolation

6. Boygenius - boygenius EP

7. Empress Of - Us

8. Nao - Saturn

9. Tierra Whack - Whack World

10. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

Twitter: @BackwoodsAltar

Songs

1. Soccer Mommy - "Blossom (Wasting My Time)"

2. Brockhampton - "Weight"

3. Yung Lean - "Friday the 13th"

4. Helica, Psymun & Distance Decay - "Cellophane"

5. Moneyphone - "Domicile"

6. Bobby Raps f/ Corbin - "Heart Defect"

7. Thom Yorke - "Suspirium"

8. Mount Eerie - "Now Only"

9. Busu - "100K Coffin"

10. Olivia - "Fast Fast"

Albums

1. Yves Tumor - Safe in the Hands of Love

2. George Clanton - Slide

3. Brockhampton - Iridescence

4. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Mandy

5. Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs

6. JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

7. Mitski - Be the Cowboy

8. Tobias - Toby

9. Serpentwithfeet - Soil

10. 21 Savage - i am > i was

Twitter: @mhdvn

Songs

1. ASAP Rocky f/ Skepta - "Praise the Lord (Da Shine)"

2. Joey Purp - "Aw Sh*t!"

3. G Herbo - "Who Run It"

4. Anik Khan - "Big Fax"

5. Valee - "Skinny"

6. Ariana Grande - "Thank U, Next"

7. Travis Scott - "Coffee Bean"

8. Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake - "King's Dead"

9. Rico Nasty - "Smack a Bitch"

10. Cupcakke - "Hot Pockets"

Albums

1. Saba - CARE FOR ME

2. Mac Miller - Swimming

3. DJ Taye - Still Trippin’

4. Omar Apollo - Stereo

5. Pusha T - DAYTONA

6. Jay Rock - Redemption

7. Currensy, Freddie Gibbs, and the Alchemist - Fetti

8. Queen Key - Eat My Pussy

9. Tierra Whack - Whack World

10. Key! and Kenny Beats - 777

Twitter: @grantrindner

Songs

1. Saba - "Prom / King"

2. Mac Miller - "Come Back to Earth"

3. Denzel Curry - "Percs | Percz"

4. The Internet - "It Gets Better (With Time)"

5. King Princess - "Holy"

6. ALLBLACK f/ Rexx Life Raj and Cash Kidd - "Y.N.A.F."

7. Soccer Mommy - "Your Dog"

8. Freddie Gibbs f/ 03 Greedo - "Death Row"

9. Open Mike Eagle - "Every Single Thing"

10. Pink Sweats - "Honesty"

Albums

1. Mac Miller - Swimming

2. Saba - CARE FOR ME

3. Snail Mail - Lush

4. The Internet - Hive Mind

5. Denzel Curry - TA1300

6. Vince Staples - FM!

7. King Princess - Make My Bed

8. Hinds - I Don’t Run

9. Octavian - SPACEMAN

10. Lil Peep - Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2

Twitter: @jpizzledizzle

Songs

1. Ambush f/ Chip and Skepta - "Jumpy (Remix)"

2. Kojey Radical, Mahalia, and Swindle - "Water"

3. Mist f/ Jessie Ware - "Wish Me Well"

4. Chip - "Darth Vader"

5. Mahalia - "Surprise Me"

6. Gunna - "Top Off"

7. Loski - "Cool Kid"

8. Blade Brown - "12 Summers"

9. Nicki Minaj f/ Foxy Brown - "Coco Chanel"

10. Halo - "Talk That Stuff"

Albums

1. Children of Zeus - Travel Light

2. Nines - Crop Circle

3. NAO - Saturn

4. Smoke Boys - Don't Panic II 

5. D Double E - Jackuum! 

6. Sneakbo - Brixton

7. Headie One - The One

8. Ghetts - Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament

9. Meek Mill - CHAMPIONSHIPS

10. Sheck Wes - MUDBOY