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. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2021
  2. Observer: Kitty Empire: Top 10 Albums of 2021
  3. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  4. Variety: Jem Aswad: The Best Albums of 2021
  5. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021
  6. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2021
  7. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2021
  8. Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  9. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  10. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
  11. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  12. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  13. Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
  14. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2021

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