TIME on Friday published its list of the best albums of 2018 – and Canada’s Shawn Mendes made the cut.
The 20-year-old’s self-titled third studio album was ranked No. 4 on the list.
“He arrived as an artist with something to say,” opined writer Raisa Bruner. “From the urgent pop-rock hit ‘In My Blood’ to the sweet R&B strains of ‘Lost in Japan,’ he balances his expressive tenor against stripped-down beats, touching on anxiety, violence and the challenges of young love in a blend of sensitive balladry and stadium-ready guitar rock.”
Mendes’ album is behind Mitski’s Be the Cowboy, Janelle Monae’s Dirty Computer and Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy.
Also on the list are releases from Camila Cabello, Troye Sivan, Robyn, The 1975, J Balvin and country singer Kacey Musgraves.