Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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  1. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2021
  2. BBC Radio 6 Music: Top 10 Albums of 2021
  3. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2021
  4. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  5. Vinyl Factory: Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021
  6. Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  7. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2021
  8. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2021
  9. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  10. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
  11. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
  12. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.