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. American Songwriter: Top 25 Albums of 2017
  2. The Ringer: Rob Harvilla: 10 Best Albums of 2017
  3. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2017
  4. NPR Music: Nate Chinen: Top 21 Albums of 2017
  5. NPR Music: Best 50 Albums of 2017
  6. Listening Through The Lens: 20 Favorite Albums of 2017
  7. NPR Music: Stephen Thompson: Top 10 Albums of 2017
  8. Uproxx: 50 Best Albums of 2017
  9. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2017
  10. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2017
  11. Diffuser: Top 25 Albums of 2017
  12. PopMatters: 60 Best Albums of 2017
  13. Rolling Stone: 51 Best Albums of 2017
  14. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2017
  15. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2017
  16. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2017
  17. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2017
  18. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2017
  19. Spin: The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s

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