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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 - October 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 October 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	Konono No.1	Live At Couleur Cafe	Crammed Discs
2	Vieux Farka Toure	Remixed: UFOs Over Bamako	Modiba
3	Habib Koite & Bamada	Afriki	Cumbancha
4	Manu Chao	La Radiolina	Radio Bemba
5	Oliver Mtukudzi	Tsimba Itsoka	Tuku Music
6	Federico Aubele	Panamerica	ESL
7	Taraf De Haidouks	Maskarada	Crammed Discs
8	Ojos De Brujo	Techari Remixes	Six Degrees
9	Various	World Hits	Putumayo
10	Anoushka Shankar And Karsh Kale	Breathing Underwater	EMI
11	Prince Fatty	Survival Of The Fattest	Mr. Bongo
12	Toots And The Maytals	Light Your Light	Concord
13	Compadres, James Keelaghan And Oscar Lopez *	Buddy Where You Been?	Independent
14	M.I.A.	Kala	XL
15	Gaudi + Nursat Fateh Ali Khan	Dub Qawwali	Six Degrees
16	Various	Israel	Putumayo
17	Mr. Something Something And Ikwunga The Afrobeat Poet*	Deep Sleep	World
18	Zap Mama	Supermoon	Everloving
19	Various	Gozalo! Bugalu Tropical: Vol. 2	Vampisoul
20	The Silk String Quartet	Contemporary & Traditional Chinese Music	ARC