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. Flood: The Best Records of 2016
  2. Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2016
  3. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: Top Albums 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. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  8. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2016
  9. Q: Top 50 Albums Of 2016
  10. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  11. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2016
  12. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2016
  13. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2016
  14. Hanif Abdurraqib: 40 Favorite Albums Of 2016
  15. Jordan Cronk: 30 Favorite Albums of 2016
  16. Les Inrocks: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  17. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  18. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  19. Brooklyn Vegan: Top Albums of 2016
  20. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  21. Uproxx: 20 Best Albums of 2016
  22. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  23. Fact: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  24. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2016
  25. Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2016
  26. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  27. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  28. NME: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  29. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2016
  30. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  31. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
  32. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2016
  33. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  34. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s