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 Vince Staples

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  1. The Ringer: Best Albums of 2018
  2. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: Best Albums of 2018
  3. Flood: Best Albums of 2018
  4. Hanif Abdurraqib: 47 Favorite Albums Of 2018
  5. Okayplayer: Best Albums of 2018
  6. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums Of 2018
  7. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2018
  8. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  9. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  10. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  11. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  12. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  13. NME: Best Albums of the Year 2018
  14. Complex: Best Albums of 2018
  15. 405: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  16. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  17. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018

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