Year-End Lists

Dawn FM

2. Essence: The 5 Best Albums Of 2022
3. Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2022
3. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
4. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
4. Rolling Stone: Brittany Spanos: Best Music of 2022
6. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2022
8. Billboard: Best Albums of 2022
9. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
10. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2022
10. Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
11. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2022
11. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
12. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2022
12. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked
16. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
17. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
17. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
20. The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2022
25. Northern Transmissions: Top 50 Albums of 2022
27. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2022
31. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
35. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
37. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
38. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
39. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2022
50. Crack Magazine: The Top 50 Albums of 2022
54. Clash: Albums Of The Year 2022
56. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2022

• Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2022
• Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2022
• Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2022
• NPR Music: Raina Douris: Favorite Music of 2022
• Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2022
• New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2022
• AP: Top Albums 2022

After Hours

1. Complex: The Best Albums of 2020
2. Entertainment Weekly: The 15 Best Albums of 2020
3. Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The 20 Best Albums of 2020
3. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
4. Variety: Jem Aswad: The Best Albums of 2020
4. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2020
9. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
9. Flood: The Best Albums of 2020
10. Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2020
10. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2020
15. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2020
21. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
26. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2020
27. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
29. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
32. Rolling Stone: Best Albums of 2020
43. The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2020
77. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2020

• New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2020
• AllMusic: Best Albums of 2020
• Atlantic: The 16 Best Albums of 2020
• Los Angeles Times: The 10 Best Albums of 2020

My Dear Melancholy

9. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: 18 Best Albums of 2018
13. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: 15 Best Albums of 2018
46. Complex: Best Albums of 2018

Starboy

10. Coup De Main: The Best Albums Of 2016
11. Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2016
17. Les Inrocks: 50 Best Albums of 2016
40. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2016

Beauty Behind the Madness

5. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2015
12. Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2015
18. Billboard: 25 Best Albums of 2015
19. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2015
19. NME: Top 50 Albums of 2015
23. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2015
45. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2015
54. Les Inrocks: 100 Best Albums of 2015

Kiss Land

35. Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2013
49. Les Inrocks: Top 50 Albums of 2013

Echoes of Silence

19. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2012

Trilogy

18. Clash: Top 40 Albums of 2012

House of Balloons & Thursday

13. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2011
19. Prefix: Top Albums of 2011

House of Balloons

1. Fact: 50 Best Albums of 2011
1. Complex: 25 Best Albums of 2011
1. Washington Post: Chris Richards: Best Pop Albums of 2011
5. Hartford Courant: Eric R. Danton: Top 20 Albums of 2011
5. NOW: Richard Trapunski: Top 10 Albums of 2011
5. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
5. Filter: Top 20 Albums of 2011
6. A.V. Club: Best Music of 2011
6. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011
7. Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2011
8. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Top 10 Albums of 2011
8. Guardian: Best Albums of 2011
9. DIY: Albums of 2011
10. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2011
10. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2011
10. Cokemachineglow: Top 50 Albums of 2011
12. Sonic: Best Albums of 2011
13. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
14. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2011
16. Resident Advisor: Top 20 Albums of 2011
17. Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011
18. Epitonic: Top 40 Albums of 2011
20. You Ain’t No Picasso: Matt Jordan: 30 Favorite Albums of 2011
20. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
22. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
23. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2011
27. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Albums of 2011
27. Drowned in Sound: Favourite Albums of 2011
28. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2011
29. Hot Press: Top 30 Albums of 2011
37. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
40. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
43. Gigwise: Top 50 Albums of 2011
45. Spin: The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s
59. Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
75. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
84. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s

• Telegraph: Lucy Jones: 10 Favourite Albums of 2011
• Metromix: Favorite Albums of 2011

Thursday

20. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2011