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. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  2. The Ringer: Best Albums of 2018
  3. Time: Raisa Bruner: 10 Best Albums of 2018
  4. Entertainment Weekly: 20 Best Albums of 2018
  5. Billboard: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  6. Okayplayer: Best Albums of 2018
  7. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018
  8. Refinery29: The 10 Best Albums of 2018
  9. Guardian: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  10. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums Of 2018
  11. Vibe: 30 Best Albums of 2018
  12. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2018
  13. Daily Beast: Top 10 Albums of 2018
  14. Fresh Air: Ken Tucker: Favorite Albums of 2018
  15. Mercury News: Jim Harrington: Top 10 Albums of 2018
  16. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  17. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2018
  18. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  19. Revolt: 11 Best Rap Albums of 2018
  20. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2018
  21. NME: Best Albums of the Year 2018
  22. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  23. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: 18 Best Albums of 2018
  24. Uproxx: 50 Best Albums Of 2018
  25. Spin: The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s
  26. Clémence Polès: Top Ten Albums of 2018
  27. Complex: Best Albums of 2018
  28. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2018
  29. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
  30. Clash: Albums of the Year 2018
  31. Vinyl Me, Please: Best Albums of 2018
  32. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  33. Fact: Best Albums of 2018
  34. Flood: Best Albums of 2018
  35. Spin: 51 Best Albums of 2018
  36. Pretty Much Amazing: Best Albums of 2018
  37. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2018
  38. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  39. 405: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  40. NME: Greatest Albums of the Decade
  41. PopMatters: 70 Best Albums of 2018
  42. Mercury News: Jim Harrington: 50 Best Albums of the Decade
  43. Earbuddy: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  44. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  45. Les Inrocks: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  46. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2018
  47. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
  48. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  49. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  50. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
  51. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  52. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
  53. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s

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