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. Fact: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  2. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2016
  3. Brooklyn Vegan: Top Albums of 2016
  4. Treble: The Top 50 Albums of 2016
  5. Tiny Mix Tapes: 51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016
  6. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  7. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  8. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  9. Drowned in Sound: 16 Favourite Albums of 2016
  10. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  11. NME: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  12. Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  13. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2016
  14. Clash: Albums of the Year 2016
  15. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  16. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  17. Gorilla vs. Bear: 60 Favorite Albums of 2016
  18. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  19. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2016
  20. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  21. Entertainment Weekly: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  22. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  23. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  24. Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2016
  25. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2016