Dirty Computer
Publication Accolade Rank
The Associated Press APs Top 2018 Albums 1
Complex The Best Albums of 2018 13
Consequence of Sound The Top 50 Albums of 2018 2
Entertainment Weekly The 20 Best Albums of 2018 9
Flavorwire The 25 Best Albums of 2018 13
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2018 3
Independent Albums of the Year 2018 3
The New York Times ( Jon Pareles ) The 28 Best Albums of 2018 1
NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2018 1
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2018 14
The Ringer The Best Albums of 2018 5
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2018 13
The Skinny Albums of 2018 7
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2018 38
Time The 10 Best Albums of 2018 2
UNCUT 75 Best Albums of 2018 6
Uproxx The 50 Best Albums of 2018 4
Critical reception -- Accolades
The album was nominated for Album of the Year and the music video for `` Pynk '' was nominated for Best Music Video at the 61st Grammy Awards . [ 40 ] The associated narrative film was a finalist for the 2019 Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation — Short Form . [ 41 ]
Dirty Computer is the third studio album by American singer Janelle Monáe, released on April 27, 2018 by Wondaland Arts Society, Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records. It is the follow-up to her studio albums The ArchAndroid (2010) and The Electric Lady (2013) and her first album not to be a part of Cindi Mayweather's Metropolis narrative. The concept album was preceded by three singles, Make Me Feel, Django Jane, and Pynk, and one promotional single, I Like That, and its release was accompanied by a 46-minute narrative film project of the same name. The album received widespread critical acclaim upon release; it was included in the top three of nine publications' Best Album of 2018 lists, and received two nominations at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 and was further promoted by Monae's Dirty Computer Tour.