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. Clash: Albums of the Year 2018
  2. Spin: 51 Best Albums of 2018
  3. Northern Transmissions: Top 10 Albums of 2018
  4. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2018
  5. Clémence Polès: Top Ten Albums of 2018
  6. Complex: Best Albums of 2018
  7. Drowned in Sound: 15 Favourite Albums of 2018
  8. NME: Best Albums of the Year 2018
  9. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2018
  10. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  11. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  12. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: 15 Best Albums of 2018
  13. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2018
  14. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  15. 405: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  16. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2018
  17. Vinyl Me, Please: Best Albums of 2018
  18. Entertainment Weekly: 20 Best Albums of 2018
  19. Les Inrocks: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  20. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2018
  21. Guardian: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  22. PopMatters: 70 Best Albums of 2018
  23. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2018
  24. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  25. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  26. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  27. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018
  28. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
  29. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2018

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