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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By The Way, I Forgive You

by Brandi Carlile

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  1. Variety: Chris Willman: 20 Best Albums of 2018
  2. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  3. Refinery29: The 10 Best Albums of 2018
  4. Entertainment Weekly: 20 Best Albums of 2018
  5. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  6. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  7. American Songwriter: Top 25 Albums Of 2018
  8. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018
  9. PopMatters: 70 Best Albums of 2018
  10. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  11. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s

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