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. Spin: The 30 Best Albums Of 2021
  2. Vinyl Factory: Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021
  3. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2021
  4. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2021
  5. Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2021
  6. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  7. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  8. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2021
  9. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  10. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  11. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
  12. Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
  13. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2021
  14. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021
  15. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021

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