Year-End Lists
A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
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Wall Street Journal
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The 10 Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich
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The 25 Best Films of 2025
Economist
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The Best Books of 2025
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Low Cut Connie
Connie Live
Brad Luen: 45 Favorite Albums of My 2025
Art Dealers
Best Albums of 2023
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The Best Albums of 2023
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Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
Dean's List 2023
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Robert Christgau
The 100 Best Albums of 2023
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Rolling Stone
20 Best Album for 2023
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Glide
Tough Cookies: Best of the Quarantine Broadcasts
Dean's List 2021
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Robert Christgau
The 75 Best Albums of 2021
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PopMatters
Private Lives
The Best Albums of 2020
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Ken Tucker: NPR: Fresh Air
The 60 Best Albums of 2020
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PopMatters
Best Albums of 2020
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Rolling Stone
Dean's List 2020
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Robert Christgau
Best Albums of 2020
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AllMusic
20 Best Albums of 2020
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Glide
The Best Albums of 2020
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Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Dirty Pictures, Pt. 2
Best Albums of 2018
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AllMusic
20 Best Albums of 2018
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Glide
Dirty Pictures, Pt. 1
Best Albums of 2017
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine
51 Best Albums of 2017
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Rolling Stone
Hi Honey
40 Favorite Albums of 2015
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Jim DeRogatis: WBEZ: Sound Opinions
55 Best Albums of 2015
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AllMusic
Top 20 Albums of 2015
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Greg Kot: Chicago Tribune: Sound Opinions
Call Me Sylvia
Top 102 Albums of 2012
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Robert Christgau: Barnes & Noble Review
100 Best Albums of the 2010s
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Rolling Stone