Thursday, May 1, 2025

Our Readers Vote: Top 5 Bands/Artists of 2018

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Since we’re at the end of 2018, we had a poll where our readers voted for their favorites of 2018 – between movies, television, albums, podcasts and more, readers voted on each category (or wrote in their favorites)! We had hundreds of responses and we’ve collected the top 5 responses!

Here’s what our readers voted for the top 5 bands/artists of 2018!

5. Jason Manns

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Jason Manns starts off our readers favorite band/artists, coming in at #5! Jason’s been busy producing for bands/artists such as Gil McKinney and Briana Buckmaster, but he’s also a phenomenal talent in his own right.

4. Twenty One Pilots

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Twenty One Pilots returned this year with a new album, Trench, and came in at #4 on our readers favorite bands/artists!

3. Briana Buckmaster

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Briana came in at our readers #3 choice for top bands/artists of 2018! 2018 was the rise of Briana, who released her debut album, Begin, this year. She’s a phenomenal singer and really showcased her vocals this year!

2. Panic! At The Disco

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Panic! At The Disco came in at #2 on our readers favorite bands/artists! They also released a new album this year, Pray for the Wicked!

1. Louden Swain

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It’s no surprise that Swain topped our readers list of favorite bands/artists! With the release of Splitting the Seams this year, this band is continuing to prove how great of musicians they are.

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Briar is the Editor-in-Chief of Nerds and Beyond. She has been running the site since 2015 with the goal of being a unique, professional news site dedicated to all the things she loved - and providing fans with the best content available. Briar oversees the day-to-day operations and runs all of the social media. She loves all things Disney & Walker. You can follow her @thebriarroseee.

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