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The Top 200 of 2018

The definitive list of the best records of 2018 - including electronic, hip hop, international, jazz, loud and folk roots & blues.

Best of 2018

Full Best of 2018 lists from Programmers and Contributors

Jazz Notes
Jim Dupuis, !earshot contributor and host of Jazz Notes on Kamloops' CFBX give you his Best of Jazz for 2018

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Myles Gregory, host of Broken Gass on CFBX Kamloops, brings you the best of Punk, Hardcore and other heavy sounds for 2018.

Bravery, Repetition & Noise
Mike Taggert, host of Bravery, Repetition & Noise on CHSR Fredericton, brings you the best of garage rock, noise pop, shoegaze, freak-folk and more with an Atlantic Canadian sprin.

Something to Write Home About
Sean Warkentine, Music Director at CKXU in Lethbridge Alberta and host of Something to Write Home About on the best music of 2018.

!earshot National Top 200 of 2017 For January to December 2017
TW	Artist - Title - (Label)
1	Alvvays Antisocialites - (Polyvinyl)
2	Mac DeMarco This Old Dog - (Royal Mountain)
3	Austra Future Politics - (Pink Fizz)
4	Timber Timbre Sincerely, Future Pollution - (Arts & Crafts)
5	Faith Healer Try ;-) - (Mint)
6	Broken Social Scene Hug of Thunder - (Arts & Crafts)
7	Homeshake Fresh Air - (Royal Mountain)
8	Daniel Romano Modern Pressure - (You've Changed)
9	Whitehorse Panther In The Dollhouse - (Six Shooter)
10	Do Make Say Think Stubborn Persistent Illusions - (Constellation)
View the full !earshot Top 200 of 2017

Specialty Charts #1s
Electronic:	Austra - Future Politics - (Pink Fizz)
Hip Hop:	Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3 - (Run the Jewels, Inc.)
International:	The Souljazz Orchestra - Under Burning Skies - (Do Right! Music)
Jazz:	Ugly Beauties - Strange Attractors - (Self-Released)
Loud:	Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand - (Reprise)
Folk/Roots/Blues:	Rose Cousins - Natural Conclusion - (Outside Music)

!earshot charts - August 2007 - top 20 international Asterisk (*) denotes Canadian artists. All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of August 2007. Charts are weighted according to broadcast range and market size. To view older charts from as far back as 1999, go to our charts archive.

electronic | hip hop | loud | international | jazz | Folk/Roots/Blues | main charts page

Rank	Artist	Title	Label
1	Suphala	Blueprint	Independent
2	Dobet Gnahore	Na Afriki	Cumbancha
3	Bob Marley And The Wailers	Roots, Rock, Remixed	Quango
4	Kiran Ahluwalia *	Wanderlust	Times Square
5	Culver City Dub Collective	Dos	Everloving
6	Gaudi + Nursat Fateh Ali Khan	Dub Qawwali	Six Degrees
7	Zap Mama	Supermoon	Everloving
8	Sultans Of String *	Luna	Independent
9	Tcheka	Nu Monda	Times Square
10	Mala Rodriguez	Malamarismo	Machete Music
11	Various	Latin Jazz	Putumayo
12	The Aggrolites	Reggae Hit L.A.	Hellcat
13	Kenge Kenge	Introducing Acoustic Roots Of Kenyan Bengan	World Music Network
14	Plan C *	Volar	Independent
15	Spanish Harlem Orchestra	United We Swing	Six Degrees
16	Various	Putumayo Presents: Putumayo World Party	Putumayo
17	The Budos Band	The Budos Band II	Daptone
18	Ousmane Toure	Mandou	Together Production
19	The Heptones	Sweet Talking	Heartbeat
20	Rafi Malkiel	My Island	Raftone