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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by Armand Hammer

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  1. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2023
  2. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  3. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2023
  4. The Ringer: The 27 Best Albums of 2023
  5. Rough Trade: UK Albums of the Year 2023
  6. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2023
  7. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2023
  8. Hanif Abdurraqib: 108 Favorite Albums Of 2023
  9. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2023
  10. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2023
  11. Northern Transmissions: Best Albums of 2023
  12. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  13. The Alternative: Top 55 Releases of 2023
  14. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  15. Crack Magazine: The Top 50 Albums of 2023

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