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. Clash: Albums of the Year 2019
  2. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  3. Rough Trade: Albums of the Year 2019
  4. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  5. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  6. PopMatters: The 70 Best Albums of 2019
  7. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  8. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  9. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2019
  10. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  11. Complex: Top Music Albums of 2019
  12. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  13. Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  14. Gorilla vs. Bear: Favorite Albums of 2019
  15. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2019
  16. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2019
  17. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2019
  18. Treble: The Top 50 Albums of 2019
  19. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2019
  20. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2019

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