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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 - December 2007 - top 20 jazz Asterisk (*) denotes Canadian artists. All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of December 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	Fond Of Tigers *	Release The Saviours	Drip Audio
2	Michel F. Cote And (Juste) Claudette*	(Juste) Claudette	Dame
3	Brad Turner Quartet*	Small Wonder	Maximum Jazz
4	Tony Wilson Sectet*	Pearls Before Swine	Drip Audio
5	Wilson/Lee/Bentley *	Escondido Dreams	Drip Audio
6	Caf� Ole *	Cuanto Tardare	Tika
7	Ron Davis *	Subarashii Live	Davinor
8	PJ Perry And Campbell Ryga Quintet*	Joined At The Hip	Cellar Live
9	Dee Daniels	Jazzinit	Origin
10	Bobby Matos	Gratitude	LifeForceJazz
11	Jane Fair Quartet*	Chances Are	Cellar Live
12	Debbie Poryes Trio	A Song In Jazz	Jazzschool
13	Various	New Orleans Brass	Putumayo
14	Bernie Worrell	Improvisczario	Godforsaken Music
15	William Parker /Raining On The Moon	Corn Meal Dance	AUM Fidelity
16	McCoy Tyner Quartet	McCoy Tyner Quartet	Half Note
17	Richard Underhill *	Kensington Suite	Stubby
18	Michael Kaeshammer *	Days Like These	Alert Music
19	Inhabitants *	The Furniture Moves Underneath	Drip Audio
20	Berthiaume/Brztwa *	Bebe Donkey	Ambiances Magnetiques