Year-End Lists

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• #2 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Albumism
• #44 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Niall Byrne: Nialler9

• The 10 Best Albums of 2025: Alan Light: Esquire
• The Best Albums of 2025: Jem Aswad: Variety Top 10 on a different day

Air

• #15 The 100 Best Albums of 2022: Albumism
• #21 Best Albums of 2022: NPR: NPR Music
• #26 The 50 Best Albums of 2022: The Fader

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• #5 The 12 Best Albums of 2022: Jason Parham: Wired
• #6 The Best Albums of 2022: Jem Aswad: Variety
• #29 50 Best Albums of 2022: Complex
• #39 Albums of 2022: Gorilla vs. Bear

• The Best Music of 2022: Steve Erickson: GCN

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• #2 Best Pop Music Albums of 2022: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
• #5 The 12 Best Albums of 2022: Jason Parham: Wired
• #6 The Best Albums of 2022: Jem Aswad: Variety
• #39 Albums of 2022: Gorilla vs. Bear

Today & Tomorrow

• #2 Best Pop Music Albums of 2022: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
• #6 The Best Albums of 2022: Jem Aswad: Variety
• #39 Albums of 2022: Gorilla vs. Bear

AIIR

• #2 Best Pop Music Albums of 2022: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
• #6 The Best Albums of 2022: Jem Aswad: Variety
• #39 Albums of 2022: Gorilla vs. Bear

Earth

• #2 Best Pop Music Albums of 2022: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
• #6 The Best Albums of 2022: Jem Aswad: Variety
• #39 Albums of 2022: Gorilla vs. Bear

Nine

• #5 75 Best Albums of 2021: Uncut
• #5 Top 10 Albums of 2021: Kitty Empire: Observer
• #6 The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Guardian
• #10 The Best Albums of 2021: Jem Aswad: Variety
• #11 24 Best Albums of 2021: Highlark
• #16 The 100 Best Albums of 2021: Albumism
• #17 Top 25 Albums of 2021: Magnet
• #20 The Best Albums of 2021: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
• #20 The 45 Best Albums of 2021: The Forty-Five
• #24 The 75 Best Albums of 2021: Mojo
• #27 Best Albums of 2021: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
• #27 Top 50 Albums of 2021: Consequence
• #28 Top 50 Albums of 2021: Brooklyn Vegan
• #31 The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Far Out
• #32 The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Paste
• #33 Albums of the Year 2021: Clash
• #43 The Best Albums of 2021: No Ripcord
• #47 The 50 Best Albums of 2021: NME

• The Best Albums of 2021: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer Honorable mention

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• #1 Top 10 Albums of 2020: KCRW
• #1 The 100 Best Albums of 2020: Vice: Noisey
• #1 The Best Albums of 2020: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
• #1 The Best Albums of 2020: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
• #1 The Best Albums of 2020: Jem Aswad: Variety
• #2 Albums of 2020: Gorilla vs. Bear
• #3 The Best Albums of 2020: The Ringer
• #4 The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Paste
• #5 The Best Albums of 2020: Carl Wilson: Slate
• #6 The 100 Best Albums of 2020: Albumism
• #7 Top 55 Albums of 2020: Brooklyn Vegan
• #7 Top 13 Albums of 2020: Chris Molanphy: Slate
• #9 The 50 Best Albums Of 2020: Stereogum
• #10 The Best Albums of 2020: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
• #15 Top 25 Albums of 2020: Magnet
• #17 Albums of the Year 2020: Quietus
• #25 The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Guardian
• #27 Best Albums of 2020: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
• #31 The Best Albums of 2020: No Ripcord
• #40 The 45 Best Albums of 2020: The Forty-Five
• #41 The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Far Out
• #52 75 Best Albums of 2020: Mojo

• These Are the 12 Best Albums of 2020: British Vogue
• 2021 Award: The Mercury Prize Shortlisted
• 20 Best Albums of 2020: Glide
• 20 Best Albums of 2020: Highlark
• The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Vinyl Me, Please
• Best Albums of 2020: AllMusic

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• #1 The Best Albums of 2020: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
• #1 The 100 Best Albums of 2020: Vice: Noisey
• #1 The 50 Best Albums of 2020: NPR: NPR Music
• #1 Top 10 Albums of 2020: KCRW
• #1 Albums of the Year 2020: Rough Trade
• #1 The Best Albums of 2020: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
• #2 Albums of 2020: Gorilla vs. Bear
• #3 The 100 Best Albums of 2020: Albumism
• #3 The Best Albums of 2020: The Ringer
• #4 Albums of the Year 2020: Clash
• #4 51 Best Albums of 2020: Gigwise
• #5 The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Guardian
• #5 The Best Albums of 2020: Carl Wilson: Slate
• #6 The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Far Out
• #7 Top 55 Albums of 2020: Brooklyn Vegan
• #7 Top 13 Albums of 2020: Chris Molanphy: Slate
• #8 The 60 Best Albums of 2020: PopMatters
• #10 The Best Albums of 2020: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
• #10 The 15 Best Albums of 2020: Entertainment Weekly
• #11 Top 30 Albums of 2020: Northern Transmissions
• #15 Top 25 Albums of 2020: Magnet
• #17 75 Best Albums of 2020: Uncut
• #17 The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Paste
• #19 75 Best Albums of 2020: Mojo
• #20 93 Favorite Albums Of 2020: Hanif Abdurraqib
• #21 Best Albums of 2020: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
• #42 The 50 Best Albums of 2020: NME

• These Are the 12 Best Albums of 2020: British Vogue
• 20 Best Albums of 2020: Highlark
• My Thirty Favorite Albums of 2020: Sheldon Pearce: New Yorker
• The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Vinyl Me, Please

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• #20 25 Best Albums of 2019: NPR: NPR Music
• #46 Favorite Albums of 2019: Gorilla vs. Bear
• #55 Albums of the Year 2019: Rough Trade

• The Best Albums of 2019: Vinyl Me, Please