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. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  2. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2016
  3. Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2016
  4. Hanif Abdurraqib: 40 Favorite Albums Of 2016
  5. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  6. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2016
  7. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  8. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  9. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  10. Clash: Albums of the Year 2016
  11. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  12. Entertainment Weekly: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  13. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  14. Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  15. Les Inrocks: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  16. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2016
  17. Brooklyn Vegan: Top Albums of 2016
  18. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  19. Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  20. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2016