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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by Dawn Richard

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  1. PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  2. New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2021
  3. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2021
  4. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  5. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  6. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
  7. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  8. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021

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