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.

Lists

  1. Hanif Abdurraqib: 40 Favorite Albums Of 2016
  2. Gorilla vs. Bear: 60 Favorite Albums of 2016
  3. Entertainment Weekly: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  4. NME: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  5. Clash: Albums of the Year 2016
  6. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2016
  7. Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  8. NPR Music: Best 50 Albums of 2016
  9. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  10. Uproxx: 20 Best Albums of 2016
  11. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  12. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2016
  13. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  14. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  15. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  16. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  17. Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2016
  18. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  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. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s