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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 - February 2008 - top 20 international Asterisk (*) denotes Canadian artists. All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of February 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	Beautiful Nubia And The Roots Renaissance Band*	Kilokilo	Eniobanke
2	Youssou N'Dour	Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take)	Nonesuch
3	Da Cruz	Nova Estacao EP 1 & 2	Six Degrees
4	Dengue Fever	Venus On Earth	M80
5	Lee "Scratch" Perry	The End Of An American Dream	Independent
6	The Dynamics	Version Excursions	Groove Attack
7	Cheb I Sabbah	Devotion	Six Degrees
8	Sam Shalabi *	Eid	Alien 8
9	Mr. Something Something And Ikwunga The Afrobeat Poet*	Deep Sleep	World
10	Alim And Fargana Qasimov	Music Of Central Asia Vol. 6: Spiritual Music Of Azerbaijan	Smithsonian Folkways
11	Various	Latin Reggae	Putumayo
12	Various	What's Happening In Pernambuco?	Luaka Bop
13	David Buchbinder *	Odessa/Havana	Tzadik
14	Infantry Rockers	Boombala	Near And Far
15	Sola Akingbola	Routes To Roots Yoruba Drums From Nigeria	ARC
16	Mexican Institute Of Sound	Pinata	Nacional
17	Badakhshan Ensemble	Song And Dance From The Pamir Mountains	Smithsonian Folkways
18	Various	Cuba Cuba 3	CubaCuba Music
19	Esteban Figueroa *	Calma	Independent
20	Cafe Antarsia Ensemble	Songs Of The Table	Innova