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. The Ringer: The Best Albums of 2021
  2. Complex: The Best Albums of 2021
  3. Variety: Jem Aswad: The Best Albums of 2021
  4. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  5. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  6. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  7. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2021
  8. Les Inrocks: Top 25 Albums of 2021
  9. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  10. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
  11. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  12. Flood: The Best Albums of 2021
  13. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  14. Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
  15. Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
  16. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2021
  17. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  18. Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
  19. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  20. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
  21. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  22. Spin: The 30 Best Albums Of 2021
  23. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2021
  24. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2021
  25. Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2021
  26. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  27. New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2021
  28. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  29. Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
  30. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  31. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  32. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
  33. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
  34. Vinyl Factory: Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021
  35. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2021
  36. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2021
  37. Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2021
  38. Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  39. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021