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. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  2. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  3. Uproxx: 20 Best Albums of 2016
  4. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  5. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2016
  6. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2016
  7. NPR Music: Best 50 Albums of 2016
  8. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  9. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  10. Brooklyn Vegan: Top Albums of 2016
  11. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  12. Hanif Abdurraqib: 40 Favorite Albums Of 2016
  13. Clash: Albums of the Year 2016
  14. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  15. Mercury News: Jim Harrington: 50 Best Albums of the Decade
  16. A.V. Club: 21 Best Albums of 2016
  17. Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2016
  18. Entertainment Weekly: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  19. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2016
  20. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  21. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  22. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  23. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  24. American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  25. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  26. NME: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  27. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
  28. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s

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