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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22, A Million

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  1. Uproxx: 20 Best Albums of 2016
  2. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  3. NPR Music: Best 50 Albums of 2016
  4. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2016
  5. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  6. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2016
  7. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  8. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  9. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  10. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  11. Les Inrocks: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  12. Clash: Albums of the Year 2016
  13. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2016
  14. American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  15. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2016
  16. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  17. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  18. Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  19. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2016
  20. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  21. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  22. Brooklyn Vegan: Top Albums of 2016
  23. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  24. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
  25. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  26. NME: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  27. Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  28. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
  29. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s

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