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. Passerby: Best Albums of 2020
  2. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  3. The Skinny: Top 10 Albums of 2020
  4. PopMatters: The 60 Best Albums of 2020
  5. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2020
  6. Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2020
  7. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  8. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2020
  9. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked
  10. DIY: Albums of 2020
  11. The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2020
  12. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2020
  13. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2020
  14. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2020
  15. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  16. Clash: Albums of the Year 2020
  17. Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2020
  18. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  19. Les Inrocks: Our Top 100 Albums of 2020
  20. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2020
  21. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2020
  22. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  23. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  24. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  25. Northern Transmissions: Top 30 Albums of 2020
  26. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2020

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