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. New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2020
  2. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2020
  3. Northern Transmissions: Top 30 Albums of 2020
  4. Spin: The 30 Best Albums of 2020
  5. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  6. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  7. Les Inrocks: Our Top 100 Albums of 2020
  8. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2020
  9. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  10. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2020
  11. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2020
  12. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2020

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