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. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2015
  2. Gorilla vs. Bear: 50 Favorite Albums of 2015
  3. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  4. Q: Top 50 Albums Of 2015
  5. Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  6. NME: Top 50 Albums of 2015
  7. Entertainment Weekly: 40 Best Albums of 2015
  8. Pretty Much Amazing: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  9. FasterLouder: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  10. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2015
  11. Billboard: 25 Best Albums of 2015
  12. Sputnikmusic: Top 50 Albums of 2015
  13. Dummy: 30 Best Albums of 2015
  14. Time: Top 10 Best Albums of 2015
  15. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2015
  16. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  17. Les Inrocks: 100 Best Albums of 2015
  18. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  19. Time Out London: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  20. Guardian: 40 Best Albums of 2015
  21. Diffuser: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  22. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  23. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2015
  24. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 50 Albums of the 2010s
  25. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2015
  26. Jordan Cronk: 50 Favorite Albums of the 2010s
  27. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
  28. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
  29. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2015
  30. NME: Greatest Albums of the Decade
  31. A.V. Club: The 50 Best Albums of the 2010s
  32. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  33. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  34. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  35. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  36. Drowned in Sound: 100 Favourite Albums of 2015
  37. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s

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