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. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  2. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  3. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  4. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2021
  5. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2021
  6. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  7. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  8. Spin: The 30 Best Albums Of 2021
  9. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  10. Complex: The Best Albums of 2021
  11. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  12. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
  13. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  14. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
  15. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  16. Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021

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