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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Love in Exile

by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily

Love in Exile - Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily

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  1. New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2023
  2. Bob Boilen: Favorite Albums 2023
  3. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2023
  4. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  5. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2023
  6. Consequence: 50 Best Albums of 2023
  7. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2023
  8. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2023

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