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. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2018
  2. Drowned in Sound: 15 Favourite Albums of 2018
  3. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2018
  4. Jordan Cronk: Albums 2018
  5. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  6. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: 15 Best Albums of 2018
  7. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2018
  8. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2018
  9. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  10. Spin: 51 Best Albums of 2018
  11. Jordan Cronk: 50 Favorite Albums of the 2010s
  12. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2018
  13. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2018
  14. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  15. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018
  16. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums Of 2018
  17. Guardian: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  18. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  19. Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  20. 405: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  21. Flood: Best Albums of 2018
  22. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  23. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2018
  24. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2018
  25. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  26. PopMatters: 70 Best Albums of 2018
  27. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  28. Fact: Best Albums of 2018
  29. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade
  30. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
  31. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s