Year-End Lists

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  1. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
  2. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2025
  3. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2025
  4. KCRW: Best Albums of 2025
  5. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2025
  6. The Skinny: Albums of 2025
  7. Les Inrocks: Best Albums of 2025
  8. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2025
  9. The Ringer: The 25 Best Albums of 2025
  10. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
  11. Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2025
  12. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
  13. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
  14. Our Culture: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
  15. Billboard: The Best 50 Albums of 2025
  16. Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025

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