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. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  2. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  3. Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2019
  4. Complex: Top Music Albums of 2019
  5. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  6. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
  7. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2019
  8. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2019
  9. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2019
  10. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  11. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2019
  12. The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  13. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  14. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  15. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  16. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
  17. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2019
  18. Thrillist: The Best Albums of 2019
  19. Clash: Albums of the Year 2019
  20. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2019
  21. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
  22. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s

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