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. Hanif Abdurraqib: 47 Favorite Albums Of 2018
  2. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2018
  3. Vibe: 30 Best Albums of 2018
  4. Clash: Albums of the Year 2018
  5. Guardian: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  6. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2018
  7. Albumism: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  8. Complex: Best Albums of 2018
  9. Billboard: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  10. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  11. Earbuddy: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  12. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  13. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  14. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  15. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2018
  16. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018

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