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. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2021
  2. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
  3. PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  4. Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2021
  5. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  6. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021

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