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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1989

by  Taylor Swift

1989 - Taylor Swift

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  1. Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2014
  2. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  3. Drowned in Sound: 51 Favourite Albums of 2014
  4. A.V. Club: The 50 Best Albums of the 2010s
  5. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2014
  6. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2014
  7. Refinery29: The 10 Best Albums of the 2010s
  8. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2014
  9. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  10. Guardian: 40 Best Albums of 2014
  11. A.V. Club: 20 Best Albums of 2014
  12. Time Out London: 30 Best Albums of 2014
  13. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2014
  14. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  15. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
  16. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2014
  17. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
  18. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2014
  19. NME: Greatest Albums of the Decade
  20. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  21. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  22. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s

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