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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by  David Bowie

Lists

  1. Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2013
  2. Q: 50 Best Albums of 2013
  3. Quietus: 100 Albums of 2013
  4. Mojo: Top 50 Albums of 2013
  5. NME: Best Albums of 2013
  6. Antiquiet: 20 Best Albums of 2013
  7. Clash: Top Albums of 2013
  8. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2013
  9. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2013
  10. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2013
  11. Guardian: 40 Best Albums of 2013
  12. Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2013
  13. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2013
  14. Les Inrocks: Top 50 Albums of 2013

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