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. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2015
  2. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  3. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2015
  4. Billboard: 25 Best Albums of 2015
  5. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  6. Gorilla vs. Bear: 50 Favorite Albums of 2015
  7. A.V. Club: 15 Best Albums of 2015
  8. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2015
  9. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2015
  10. Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  11. FasterLouder: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  12. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2015
  13. Pretty Much Amazing: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  14. Sputnikmusic: Top 50 Albums of 2015
  15. Entertainment Weekly: 40 Best Albums of 2015
  16. Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2015
  17. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: 40 Favorite Albums of 2015
  18. Fact: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  19. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
  20. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  21. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  22. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  23. Clash: Albums of the Year 2015
  24. Mercury News: Jim Harrington: 50 Best Albums of the Decade
  25. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
  26. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2015
  27. Guardian: 40 Best Albums of 2015
  28. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  29. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  30. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2015
  31. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2015
  32. Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2015