Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2018. Our next list is from DJ and Assistant Marketing Director Mel Marquez aka DJ Stranger Waves.

This has been my first full year on the air with CHIRP and hosting my show on Sunday mornings from 6-9 am. I said last year that my aim was to showcase as many women, LGBTQIA+ artists, and musicians of color as possible because I think they can be underrepresented and their voices deserve to be heard. Looking back, I think I can say that I've really tried to do that. It's been a pretty great year for music and my list definitely reflects the goal stated above. I had a hard time picking just ten albums, but here are my faves of 2018 in no particular order...

Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2018. Our next list is from volunteer Al Gabor.

Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2018. Our next list is from DJ Nicole Oppenheim, host of Ear Candy.

This is a very Ear Candy Top 10 list. Like dream pop? Like shoegaze? How about hip hop? Post punk? Female singers with huge voices? Yep. Got 'em all right here. (And a bunch of Honorable Mentions because I can never narrow it down to just 10).

Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2018. Our next list is from volunteer Michael Albert Musinski.

Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2018. Our next list is from DJ Mike J.

My tastes became more omnivorous than ever in 2018. It was a year in which the constant chatter of the outside world made me look inward more than ever and while limiting to 10 is always difficult, I think the selections below speak to where my head's been at this year.