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. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2016
  2. A.V. Club: 21 Best Albums of 2016
  3. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2016
  4. Flood: The Best Records of 2016
  5. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  6. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2016
  7. Jordan Cronk: 30 Favorite Albums of 2016
  8. Gorilla vs. Bear: 60 Favorite Albums of 2016
  9. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2016
  10. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: 15 Best Albums of 2016
  11. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  12. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  13. Q: Top 50 Albums Of 2016
  14. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  15. Clash: Albums of the Year 2016
  16. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  17. Drowned in Sound: 16 Favourite Albums of 2016
  18. Entertainment Weekly: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  19. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  20. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  21. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  22. Austin Town Hall: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  23. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  24. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  25. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  26. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2016
  27. NPR Music: Best 50 Albums of 2016
  28. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2016
  29. Uproxx: 20 Best Albums of 2016
  30. Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2016
  31. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  32. Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  33. NME: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  34. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  35. Brooklyn Vegan: Top Albums of 2016
  36. Les Inrocks: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  37. American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  38. Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  39. Mercury News: Jim Harrington: 50 Best Albums of the Decade
  40. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
  41. NME: Greatest Albums of the Decade
  42. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s