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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  1. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2014
  2. Pretty Much Amazing: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  3. Flavorwire: 20 Favorite Albums of 2015
  4. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  5. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2014
  6. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2015
  7. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2015
  8. Billboard: 25 Best Albums of 2015
  9. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of the Decade
  10. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
  11. Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2015
  12. Flavorwire: 30 Best Albums of 2014
  13. Antiquiet: 30 Best Albums of 2014
  14. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  15. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  16. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  17. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  18. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
  19. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2015
  20. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2015
  21. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade
  22. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
  23. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  24. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s

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