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. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2020
  2. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2020
  3. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2020
  4. Hanif Abdurraqib: 93 Favorite Albums Of 2020
  5. Rough Trade: Albums of the Year 2020
  6. Les Inrocks: Our Top 100 Albums of 2020
  7. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  8. Northern Transmissions: Top 30 Albums of 2020
  9. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: 50 Best Albums of 2020
  10. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  11. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2021
  12. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2020

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