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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  1. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2018
  2. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: Best Albums of 2018
  3. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2018
  4. A.V. Club: 20 Best Albums of 2018
  5. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2018
  6. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  7. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018
  8. The Alternative: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  9. Austin Town Hall: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  10. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  11. Jordan Cronk: Albums 2018
  12. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2018
  13. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  14. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  15. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2018

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