- Pretty Much Amazing: 50 Best Albums of 2015
- Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2015
- Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2015
- Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2015
- Jim DeRogatis: 40 Favorite Albums of 2015
- Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2015
- Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2015
- Entertainment Weekly: 40 Best Albums of 2015
- Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2015
- Diffuser: 50 Best Albums of 2015
- Billboard: 25 Best Albums of 2015
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2015
- FasterLouder: 50 Best Albums of 2015
- Consequence of Sound: Top 50 Albums of 2015
- Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2015
Year-End Lists
Notable, browsable lists of the year's best music, movies, books, and TV shows. Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, we make no tallies. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its authors, at the source.