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. Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2021
  2. Flood: The Best Albums of 2021
  3. Spin: The 30 Best Albums Of 2021
  4. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  5. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  6. Revolver: 25 Best Albums of 2021
  7. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
  8. The Ringer: The Best Albums of 2021
  9. Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
  10. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  11. Washington Post: Chris Richards: Best Music of 2021
  12. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
  13. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  14. DIY: Best Albums of 2021
  15. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2021
  16. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  17. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  18. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  19. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2021
  20. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  21. Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2021
  22. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  23. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  24. Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2021
  25. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  26. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  27. Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
  28. PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  29. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
  30. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2021