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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Highlights
Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2011
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
Observer: Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2021
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Benny the Butcher
Tana Talk 4
Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2022
GCN: Steve Erickson: The Best Music of 2022
Burden of Proof
Complex: The Best Albums of 2020
Clash: Albums of the Year 2020
Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2020
Hip Hop Golden Age: The Best Hip Hop Albums of 2020
Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2020
Hanif Abdurraqib: 93 Favorite Albums Of 2020
New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2020
XXL: Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2020
The Plugs I Met
Vibe: The 30 Best Albums of 2019
New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2019
Complex: Top Music Albums of 2019
XXL: 50 of the Best Hop-Hop Projects of 2019
Vinyl Me, Please: The Best Albums of 2019