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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Proof of Life

by Joy Oladokun

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  1. Folk Alley: Best Albums of 2023
  2. Hanif Abdurraqib: 108 Favorite Albums Of 2023
  3. No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2023
  4. Consequence: 50 Best Albums of 2023
  5. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2023
  6. Bitter Southerner: Best Southern Albums of 2023
  7. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2023
  8. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023

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