Year-End Lists

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  1. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  2. PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  3. Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
  4. Spin: The 30 Best Albums Of 2021
  5. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  6. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  7. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021

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