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. Washington Post: Chris Richards: Best Music of 2018
  2. Vinyl Me, Please: Best Albums of 2018
  3. New York Times: Jon Pareles: 10 Best Albums of 2018
  4. PopMatters: 70 Best Albums of 2018
  5. NPR Music: Bob Boilen: Top Ten Albums of 2018
  6. Hanif Abdurraqib: 47 Favorite Albums Of 2018
  7. Fact: Best Albums of 2018
  8. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2018
  9. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  10. Earbuddy: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  11. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  12. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2018
  13. Spin: 51 Best Albums of 2018
  14. Guardian: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  15. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2018
  16. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018

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