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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 2008 - top 20 jazz Asterisk (*) denotes Canadian artists. All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of May 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	Brad Mehldau Trio	Live	Nonesuch
2	Rabnett 5 *	Leopardism	Ropeadope Digital
3	Jeff Coffin And Charlie Peacock	Arc Of The Circle	Runway Network
4	Butcher/Muller/Van Der Schyff *	Way Out Northwest	Drip Audio
5	Tony Wilson Sextet*	Pearls Before Swine	Drip Audio
6	Victor Wooten	Palmystery	Heads Up
7	Sun Ra	Some Blues But Not The Kind That�s Blue	Atavistic
8	Deep Dark United *	Look At/Look Out	Rat-Drifting
9	Roy Campbell Ensemble	Akhenaen Suite	Aum Fidelity/Arts For Art
10	Rob Brown Ensemble	Crown Trunk Root Funk	AUM Fidelity
11	Gonzalo Rubalcaba	Avatar	Blue Note
12	Kronos Quartet	Terry Riley: The Cusp Of Magic	Nonesuch
13	Bill Prouten *	Low-Down, No-Good	Keyano College
14	Jacob Koller	Music For Bowlers	Tangram 7s
15	Chris Tarry Group*	Almost Certainly Dreaming	Independent
16	Paul Donat *	Rio Bossa	Independent
17	James Danderfer Group*	Accelerated Development	Cellar Live
18	Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble	Xenogenesis Suite	Firehouse 12
19	Point Of Contact	Point Of Contact	Actuelle
20	Steve Reid Ensemble	Daxaar	Domino