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. Vinyl Me, Please: Best Albums of 2018
  2. Okayplayer: Best Albums of 2018
  3. Gorilla vs. Bear: 30 Favorite Albums of 2018
  4. Spin: 51 Best Albums of 2018
  5. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  6. Northern Transmissions: Top 10 Albums of 2018
  7. Clémence Polès: Top Ten Albums of 2018
  8. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: 15 Best Albums of 2018
  9. Daily Beast: Top 10 Albums of 2018
  10. A.V. Club: 20 Best Albums of 2018
  11. Uproxx: 50 Best Albums Of 2018
  12. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2018
  13. Fact: Best Albums of 2018
  14. Pretty Much Amazing: Best Albums of 2018
  15. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2018
  16. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  17. Flood: Best Albums of 2018
  18. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2018
  19. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  20. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
  21. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018
  22. The Alternative: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  23. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums Of 2018
  24. 405: Top 50 Albums of 2018
  25. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of the Decade
  26. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade
  27. Complex: Best Albums of 2018
  28. NME: Best Albums of the Year 2018

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