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 Tree of Forgiveness

by John Prine

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  1. Mercury News: Jim Harrington: Top 10 Albums of 2018
  2. American Songwriter: Top 25 Albums Of 2018
  3. NPR Music: Bob Boilen: Top Ten Albums of 2018
  4. Fresh Air: Ken Tucker: Favorite Albums of 2018
  5. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: Best Albums of 2018
  6. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018
  7. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  8. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2018
  9. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2018
  10. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2018
  11. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2018
  12. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s

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