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 Underside of Power

by Algiers

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  1. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2017
  2. PopMatters: 60 Best Albums of 2017
  3. American Songwriter: Top 25 Albums of 2017
  4. Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2017
  5. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2017
  6. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2017
  7. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2017
  8. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2017
  9. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2017
  10. Earbuddy: 100 Best Albums of 2017

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