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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

Broken Glass
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 - May 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 May 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	Tinariwen	Aman Iman: Water Is Life	World Village
2	Angelique Kidjo	Djin Djin	Razor & Tie
3	Bebel Gilberto	Momento	Ziriguiboom
4	Jah Cutta And Determination*	Wha Gwan	Stomp
5	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra	Security	Anti
6	Kobo Town *	Independence	Independent
7	Various	Gypsy Groove	Putumayo
8	The Mothers	Township Sessions	Rasa
9	Vieux Farka Toure	Vieux Farka Toure	World Village
10	Doug Cox And Salil Bhatt*	Slide To Freedom	Northern Blues
11	Wax Poetic	Brasil	Nublu
12	Ibrahim Ferrer	Mi Sueno	Nonesuch
13	Various	Putumayo World Party	Putumayo
14	Various	Women Of The World: Acoustic	Putumayo
15	Ojos De Brujo	Techari	Six Degrees
16	Stephen Marley	Mind Control	Tuff Gong
17	Alex Cuba *	Agua Del Pozo	Caracol
18	Indialucia	Indialucia	Rasa
19	Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective	Watina	Cumbancha
20	Pacha Massive	All Good Things	Nacional