Year-End Lists

Golliwog

• 1 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Treble
• 2 Top 50 Albums of 2025: The Wire
• 3 Top 50 Albums of 2025: Beats Per Minute
• 4 Albums of the Year 2025: Loud And Quiet
• 4 Best Albums of 2025: Obscure Sound
• 4 Top 20 Albums of 2025: Rob Sheffield: Rolling Stone
• 5 Albums of 2025: The Skinny
• 5 The Top 50 Albums Of 2025: Still Listening
• 6 115 Favorite Albums Of 2025: Hanif Abdurraqib
• 7 The 80 Best Albums of 2025: PopMatters
• 7 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Niall Byrne: Nialler9
• 7 The 50 Best Albums Of 2025: Stereogum
• 7 The 100 Best Albums of 2025: Our Culture
• 7 Best Albums of 2025: Northern Transmissions
• 8 The Best Albums of 2025: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
• 9 Top 55 Albums of 2025: Brooklyn Vegan
• 10 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Guardian
• 11 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Consequence
• 12 The Best Albums of 2025: The Line of Best Fit
• 14 Albums of 2025: Gorilla vs. Bear
• 14 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Paste
• 16 The 25 Best Albums of 2025: The Ringer
• 17 The 100 Best Albums of 2025: Rolling Stone
• 17 The Best Albums of 2025: Flood
• 19 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: The Fader
• 19 Top 20 Albums of 2025: Spectrum Culture
• 21 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Pitchfork
• 31 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Complex
• 34 Albums of the Year 2025: Quietus
• 35 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Slant
• 35 Albums of the Year 2025: Clash
• 42 50 Best Albums of 2025: Exclaim
• 43 The Best Albums of 2025: No Ripcord
• 45 Dean's List 2025: Robert Christgau
• 49 50 Best Albums of 2025: The Alternative
• 72 The 75 Best Albums of 2025: Mojo

• The Best Music of 2025: Carl Wilson: Slate
• Our Favourite Albums of 2025: Vinyl Factory
• Favorite Albums of 2025: Steve Erickson The Next 10
• Favorite Albums of 2025: Tone Glow Received Two Votes
• The Best Albums of 2025: Craig Jenkins: New York: Vulture Other Musical Highlights From This Year
• Best Albums of 2025: AllMusic
• Top 50 Albums of 2025: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop Honorable mention

Church

• 9 The Best Albums of 2022: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
• 19 The Best Albums of 2022: No Ripcord
• 26 Top 50 Albums of 2022: Brooklyn Vegan
• 38 Top 50 Albums of 2022: Beats Per Minute

• The Best Albums of 2022: Craig Jenkins: New York: Vulture Honorable mention

Aethiopes

• 1 The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Treble
• 1 The 50 Best Albums of 2022: The Fader
• 2 Albums of 2022: Gorilla vs. Bear
• 2 Top 50 Albums of 2022: Beats Per Minute
• 3 The 33 Best Albums of 2022: The Ringer
• 5 The 50 Best Albums Of 2022: Stereogum
• 7 Top 50 Albums of 2022: The Wire
• 9 The Best Albums of 2022: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
• 9 Best Albums of 2022: Jon Pareles: New York Times
• 11 100 Favorite Albums of 2022: Hanif Abdurraqib
• 13 The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Our Culture
• 14 Top 50 Albums of 2022: The Alternative
• 16 Top 50 Albums of 2022: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop
• 19 The Best Albums of 2022: No Ripcord
• 21 Best Albums of 2022: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
• 26 Top 50 Albums of 2022: Brooklyn Vegan
• 28 The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Pitchfork
• 30 Top 50 Albums of 2022: Northern Transmissions
• 31 Albums of the Year 2022: Loud And Quiet
• 39 The Top 50 Albums Of 2022: Still Listening

• Top 20 Albums of 2022: Sheldon Pearce: NPR: NPR Music The Next 10
• 2022 in Music: Sasha Frere-Jones
• The Best Albums of 2022: Craig Jenkins: New York: Vulture Honorable mention

Known Unknowns

• 23 Top 50 Albums of 2017: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop