Below is our admittedly subjective list of the top 20 Contemporary Instrumental Music albums for May of 2018. We update this list monthly, around the fifteenth of the month.
| Rank | Artist | Album Title |
| 1 | Anne Trenning and Friends | Beautiful Song |
| 2 | Dan Kennedy | Mountains Made of Shadow, Anthems Made of Light |
| 3 | Back To Earth | The Journey To The Inner Island |
| 4 | Nathan Connelly | When Darkness Fades |
| 5 | Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning | Eirlandia |
| 6 | Helen Jane Long | Perspective |
| 7 | Jill Haley | The Waters of Glacier |
| 8 | Joseph L. Young | Every Moment |
| 9 | Lynn Yew Evers | Sunset Breeze |
| 10 | Vicente Avella | Rising |
| 11 | Michael Kollwitz | Serenity II |
| 12 | Symphonex Orchestra | Music That Tells A Story |
| 13 | Annie Locke | A Glimmer of Hope |
| 14 | Neil Tatar | After The Rain |
| 15 | Neil Patton | Solitaire |
| 16 | Mark Dunn | Melodic Voyage |
| 17 | Terra Guitarra | Spirit Wheel |
| 18 | Jon Dahlander | Songs For Smiler McGee |
| 19 | Loren Evarts | Home Again |
| 20 | Mary Jude | Wren |
