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 Courtney Barnett

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  1. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  2. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  3. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2021
  4. Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2021
  5. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
  6. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2021
  7. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2021
  8. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
  9. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  10. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  11. PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021

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