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. Time: Raisa Bruner: Top 10 Albums of 2017
  2. Jordan Cronk: Favorite Albums of 2017
  3. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2017
  4. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2017
  5. 405: Top 20 Albums of 2017
  6. Guardian: Best Albums of 2017
  7. Earbuddy: 100 Best Albums of 2017
  8. NPR Music: Best 50 Albums of 2017
  9. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2017
  10. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2017
  11. Pretty Much Amazing: 20 Best Albums of 2017
  12. In Review Online: Best Albums of 2017
  13. Entertainment Weekly: 26 Best Albums of 2017
  14. Vinyl Me, Please: Best Albums of 2017
  15. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2017
  16. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2017
  17. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2017
  18. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2017
  19. PopMatters: 60 Best Albums of 2017
  20. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2017
  21. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2017
  22. American Songwriter: Top 25 Albums of 2017
  23. NME: 50 Best Albums of 2017
  24. Drowned in Sound: 100 Favourite Albums of 2017
  25. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2017
  26. Billboard: 50 Best Albums of 2017
  27. Uproxx: 50 Best Albums of 2017
  28. Les Inrocks: Best Albums of 2017
  29. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2017
  30. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
  31. Tiny Mix Tapes: 50 Favorite Music Releases of 2017
  32. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2018
  33. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
  34. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2017
  35. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
  36. Clash: Albums of the Year 2017

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