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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 - April 2008 - top 20 electronic Asterisk (*) denotes Canadian artists. All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of April 2008. 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	Crystal Castles *	Crystal Castles	Last Gang
2	Hot Chip	Made In The Dark	Astralwerks
3	Fidgital *	Departure	Independent
4	Boys Noize	Oi Oi Oi Remixed	Last Gang
5	Woodhands *	Heart Attack	Paper Bag
6	Lowfish	Burn The Lights Out	Satamile
7	Goldfrapp	Seventh Tree	Mute
8	Neon Neon	Stainless Style	Lex
9	Autechre	Quaristice	Warp
10	Millimetrik *	Northwest Passage's New Era	P572
11	Supreme Beings Of Leisure	11i	Ryko
12	Ursula 1000	Undressed... Remixed	ESL
13	Clark	Turning Dragon	Warp
14	Ookpikk	Total Home Job	Independent
15	Teargas & Plateglass	Black Triage	Waxploitation
16	Holy Fuck *	LP	Young Turks
17	Morgan Page	Elevate	Nettwerk
18	Chris Joss	Teraphonic Overdubs	ESL
19	Nickodemus	Endangered Species Remixed	Wonderwheel
20	Burial	Untrue	Hyperdub