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. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  2. Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2020
  3. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2020
  4. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2020
  5. Time: Best Albums of 2020
  6. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2020
  7. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  8. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  9. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  10. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  11. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2020
  12. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  13. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2020

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