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. Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2016
  2. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: Top Albums of 2016
  3. Flood: The Best Records of 2016
  4. Drowned in Sound: 16 Favourite Albums of 2016
  5. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  6. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2016
  7. Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  8. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2016
  9. Q: Top 50 Albums Of 2016
  10. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2016
  11. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  12. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  13. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2016
  14. Les Inrocks: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  15. Jordan Cronk: 30 Favorite Albums of 2016
  16. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  17. Brooklyn Vegan: Top Albums of 2016
  18. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  19. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  20. Uproxx: 20 Best Albums of 2016
  21. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  22. Fact: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  23. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2016
  24. Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  25. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  26. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  27. NME: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  28. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  29. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
  30. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  31. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2016
  32. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  33. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s