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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A Hero's Death

by  Fontaines D.C.

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  1. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2020
  2. Les Inrocks: Our Top 100 Albums of 2020
  3. PopMatters: The 60 Best Albums of 2020
  4. Clash: Albums of the Year 2020
  5. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  6. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2020
  7. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  8. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2020
  9. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked
  10. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2020
  11. Rolling Stone: Best Albums of 2020
  12. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  13. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2020
  14. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2020
  15. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2020
  16. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2020

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