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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The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows

by Damon Albarn

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  1. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2021
  2. PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  3. Les Inrocks: Top 25 Albums of 2021
  4. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021
  5. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2021
  6. Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  7. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021

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