Forget the World Cup, the battle to be on 6 Music Recommends' Albums Of The Year list is even more fierce. To mark passing the halfway point of 2018, we're taking a look at which records might make the cut at the end of the year, as part of our celebration of the best new music since January.

To take stock of where we are, here are 18 favourites from the first half 2018, in no particular order - all the albums released between January and June.

How many are on your list, and how many will still make the cut by the end of the year?