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 New Abnormal

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The New Abnormal - The Strokes

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  1. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2020
  2. Les Inrocks: Our Top 100 Albums of 2020
  3. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  4. Los Angeles Times: The 10 Best Albums of 2020
  5. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2020
  6. Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2020
  7. DIY: Albums of 2020
  8. Ultimate Classic Rock: 25 Best Rock Albums of 2020
  9. Northern Transmissions: Top 30 Albums of 2020
  10. The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: 50 Best Albums of 2020
  11. Clash: Albums of the Year 2020
  12. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2020
  13. Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2020
  14. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2020

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