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. New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2020
  2. New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2020
  3. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2020
  4. Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2020
  5. NPR Music: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  6. Hanif Abdurraqib: 93 Favorite Albums Of 2020
  7. PopMatters: The 60 Best Albums of 2020

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