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.

Lists

  1. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  2. Slant: The 25 Best Albums of 2019
  3. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2019
  4. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  5. Washington Post: Chris Richards: Best Music of 2019
  6. Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2019
  7. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  8. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2019
  9. The Ringer: The Best Albums of 2019
  10. Gorilla vs. Bear: Favorite Albums of 2019
  11. Fresh Air: Ken Tucker: Top 10 Albums of 2019
  12. Jordan Cronk: Top 30 Albums of 2019
  13. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2019
  14. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2019
  15. NPR Music: Robin Hilton: Best Albums of 2019
  16. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  17. Variety: Andrew Barker: The Best Albums of 2019
  18. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  19. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  20. Spin: The 10 Best Albums of 2019
  21. PopMatters: The 70 Best Albums of 2019
  22. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  23. Thrillist: The Best Albums of 2019
  24. Time: The 10 Best Albums of 2019
  25. Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2019
  26. Flood: The Best Albums of 2019
  27. Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  28. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2019
  29. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2019
  30. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  31. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of the Decade
  32. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2019
  33. New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2019
  34. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2019
  35. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2019
  36. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2019
  37. Les Inrocks: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  38. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2019
  39. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  40. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2019
  41. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  42. Mercury News: Jim Harrington: 50 Best Albums of the Decade
  43. Complex: Top Music Albums of 2019
  44. NPR Music: 25 Best Albums of 2019
  45. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  46. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2019
  47. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
  48. Clash: Albums of the Year 2019
  49. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  50. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  51. Treble: The Top 50 Albums of 2019
  52. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2019
  53. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  54. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
  55. Rough Trade: Albums of the Year 2019
  56. NME: Greatest Albums of the Decade