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. Wired: Jason Parham: The 8 Best Albums of 2021
  2. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2021
  3. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  4. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
  5. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  6. Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
  7. The Ringer: The Best Albums of 2021
  8. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
  9. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  10. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2021
  11. Flood: The Best Albums of 2021
  12. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2021
  13. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  14. Complex: The Best Albums of 2021
  15. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
  16. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  17. Rolling Stone: Brittany Spanos: Top 10 Albums of 2021
  18. Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
  19. Dazed: The Best Albums of 2021
  20. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  21. Time: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
  22. Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
  23. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  24. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2021
  25. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  26. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  27. The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  28. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021