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.

2010s

Spin: The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s

30 June 2020

Anti - Rihanna

Spin: The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s

[see also 202120202019201820172016201520122011]

Jordan Cronk: 50 Favorite Albums of the 2010s

14 January 2020

Goodness - The Hotelier

Jordan Cronk: 50 Favorite Albums of the 2010s, as posted to Twitter

[see also 2022202120202019201820172016]

A.A. Dowd: 100 Favorite Metal Albums of the Decade

02 January 2020

Kentucky - Panopticon

A.A. Dowd: 100 Favorite Metal Albums of the Decade, as posted to Twitter

Mixmag: The 72 Best Albums of the Decade 2010-2019

31 December 2019

Dark Energy - Jlin

Mixmag: The 72 Best Albums of the Decade 2010-2019, listed "in year-by-year order"

The Wild Honey Pie: Top 50 Albums of the 2010s

30 December 2019

Have One On Me - Joanna Newsom

The Wild Honey Pie: Top 50 Albums of the 2010s

[see also 20202019201820172016]

Atwood Magazine: The Best Albums of the Decade

29 December 2019

Atwood Magazine: The Best Albums of the Decade

[see also 2021]

Revolver: 25 Best Albums of the 2010s

23 December 2019

Diamond Eyes - Deftones

Revolver Magazine: 25 Best Albums of the 2010s

[see also 202220212020201920182017]

Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2010s

21 December 2019

How I Got Over - The Roots

Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2010s

[see also 20232022202120202019201820172012]

  1. various artists

Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s

20 December 2019

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West

Slant Magazine: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s

[see also 202320222021202020192018201720162015201320122011]

Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of the 2010s

20 December 2019

1989 - Taylor Swift

Chris Willman: The Best Albums of the 2010s, as published by Variety

[see also 202320222021202020192018]

And not to forget