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. Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2020
  2. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2020
  3. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2020
  4. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2020
  5. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  6. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  7. Complex: The Best Albums of 2020
  8. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2020
  9. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  10. PopMatters: The 60 Best Albums of 2020
  11. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  12. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2020

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