The Music 2018 Writers' Poll: Roshan Clerke

24 December 2018 | 1:15 pm | Roshan Clerke

Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2018...

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Album Of The Year

  1. Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog
  2. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
  3. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
  4. Mitski - Be The Cowboy
  5. Kali Uchis - Isolation
  6. The Goon Sax - We're Not Talking
  7. Blood Orange - Negro Swan
  8. John Prine - Tree of Forgiveness
  9. Marianne Faithful - Negative Capability
  10. Tony Molina - Kill The Lights



Song Of The Year

  1. Mitski - Nobody
  2. Parquet Courts - Tenderness
  3. Sharon Van Etten - Comeback Kid
  4. boygenius - Me & My Dog
  5. Kali Uchis - In My Dreams


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Artist Of The Year

  1. Janelle Monae
  2. Ariana Grande
  3. Childish Gambino
  4. Beyonce
  5. Robyn


International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Aldous Harding
  2. Jonathan Richman
  3. Bob Dylan
  4. Taylor Swift
  5. Car Seat Headrest


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Yirmmal 
  2. Jen Cloher
  3. Emerson Snowe
  4. Totally Mild
  5. The Goon Sax


TV Show Of The Year

  1. Atlanta
  2. Better Call Saul
  3. Barry



Movie Of The Year

  1. Won't You Be My Neighbour?
  2. Can You Ever Forgive Me?
  3. Sweet Country


Highlight Of The Year

Travelling to Winnipeg, of all places, to see Jonathan Richman perform in a small venue.

Prediction For Next Year

Like every other year, I’ll look back at this list and wonder what exactly I was thinking.