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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Carnage

by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

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  1. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2021
  2. Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  3. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  4. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  5. Flood: The Best Albums of 2021
  6. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  7. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  8. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
  9. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  10. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
  11. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  12. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  13. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  14. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  15. Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
  16. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2021
  17. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021

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