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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by  Kelly Lee Owens

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  1. NPR Music: Ann Powers: The Best Albums of 2020
  2. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  3. The Skinny: Top 10 Albums of 2020
  4. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  5. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  6. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2020
  7. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  8. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked
  9. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2020
  10. PopMatters: The 60 Best Albums of 2020
  11. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  12. Rolling Stone: Best Albums of 2020
  13. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2020
  14. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2020
  15. Les Inrocks: Our Top 100 Albums of 2020
  16. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2020

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