Year-End Lists

Dark Times

8. The 100 Best Albums of 2024: Paste
12. Best 50 Releases of 2024: The Alternative
14. Albums of the Year 2024: Clash
18. The Best Albums of 2024: Flood
19. The Best Albums of 2024: Callie Ahlgrim: Business Insider
19. Top 20 Albums of 2024: Rob Sheffield: Rolling Stone
20. 50 Best Albums of 2024: Exclaim
22. Best Albums of 2024: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
23. Best Albums of 2024: Obscure Sound
29. Top 50 Albums of 2024: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop
30. Best Albums of 2024: Billboard
32. The 50 Best Albums of 2024: Complex
33. Favorite Albums of 2024: Grace Robins-Somerville
36. The 50 Best Albums of 2024: Consequence
49. The 50 Best Albums of 2024: Albumism
75. The 100 Best Albums of 2024: Rolling Stone

• The Best Albums Of 2024: Essence
• The 10 Best Albums of 2024: Entertainment Weekly
• The Best Albums of 2024: Uproxx

Ramona Park Broke My Heart

2. The 12 Best Albums of 2022: Jason Parham: Wired
2. The Best Albums of 2022: Craig Jenkins: New York: Vulture
4. 22 Best Albums of 2022: Okayplayer
5. 50 Best Albums of 2022: Complex
5. Albums Of The Year 2022: Clash
16. Top 20 Albums Of 2022: Ann Powers: NPR: NPR Music
16. Best Albums of 2022: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
19. The 100 Best Albums of 2022: Rolling Stone
33. The 33 Best Albums of 2022: The Ringer
37. The 50 Best Albums of 2022: The Fader
76. Dean's List 2022: Robert Christgau

• The Best Albums Of 2022: Uproxx
• The Best Music of 2022: Steve Erickson: GCN
• Best Pop Music Albums of 2022: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer

Vince Staples

2. The 10 Best Albums of 2021: Time
6. The 8 Best Albums of 2021: Jason Parham: Wired
9. 50 Best Albums of 2021: NPR: NPR Music
10. The 10 Best Albums of 2021: Mikael Wood: Los Angeles Times
17. The Best Albums of 2021: Callie Ahlgrim: Business Insider
19. The Best Albums of 2021: Complex
21. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: The Fader
22. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Treble
22. Top 50 Albums of 2021: Brooklyn Vegan
24. Top 50 Albums of 2021: Beats Per Minute
28. 50 Best Albums of 2021: Exclaim
34. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Billboard
37. Best Albums of 2021: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
41. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Far Out
42. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: NME
45. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Slant
53. The 75 Best Albums of 2021: PopMatters
54. Albums of the Year 2021: Clash
80. 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021: Hanif Abdurraqib

• The Best Albums of 2021: Craig Jenkins: New York: Vulture
• The Best Albums Of 2021: Uproxx

FM!

4. Best Albums of 2018: The Ringer
6. Best Albums of 2018: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
12. Best Albums of 2018: Flood
13. 47 Favorite Albums Of 2018: Hanif Abdurraqib
14. Best Albums of 2018: Okayplayer
14. 50 Best Albums Of 2018: Stereogum
14. 25 Best Albums of 2018: Slant
18. 50 Best Albums of 2018: Rolling Stone
19. Top 50 Albums of 2018: Treble
21. Top 50 Albums of 2018: Consequence
26. Top 50 Albums of 2018: Brooklyn Vegan
26. 50 Best Albums of 2018: Pitchfork
30. Best Albums of the Year 2018: NME
31. Best Albums of 2018: Complex
32. Top 50 Albums of 2018: 405
36. 50 Best Albums of 2018: NPR: NPR Music
89. Top 100 Albums of 2018: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop

• Music I Enjoyed in 2018: Sasha Frere-Jones
• Best Albums of 2018: AllMusic

Big Fish Theory

1. 10 Best Albums of 2017: Daily Beast
1. The Top 50 Albums of 2017: Treble
3. 25 Best Albums of 2017: Slant
4. 20 Best Albums of 2017: Pretty Much Amazing
4. 100 Best Albums of 2017: Earbuddy
4. Top 50 Albums of 2017: Consequence
6. The Best Albums Of 2017: Coup De Main
7. 26 Best Albums of 2017: Entertainment Weekly
7. 10 Best Albums of 2017: Rob Harvilla: The Ringer
7. 50 Best Albums of 2017: Pitchfork
8. Best Albums of 2017: In Review Online
8. Best Albums of 2017: Pigeons & Planes
8. Top 50 Albums of 2017: The Skinny
9. 20 Best Albums of 2017: A.V. Club
10. 50 Best Albums of 2017: Uproxx
10. 10 Best Albums of 2017: Jon Pareles: New York Times
10. Top 50 Albums of 2017: Sputnikmusic
12. 62 Favorite Albums of 2017: Gorilla vs. Bear
14. Top 50 Albums of 2017: Brooklyn Vegan
14. Albums of the Year 2017: Clash
14. 50 Best Albums of 2017: Complex
15. 50 Best Albums of 2017: NME
16. Favorite Albums of 2017: Jeremy D. Larson
17. Top 30 Albums of 2017: The Wild Honey Pie
17. Top 100 Albums of 2017: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
17. Best 50 Albums of 2017: NPR: NPR Music
18. 50 Best Albums of 2017: Billboard
18. 50 Best Albums of 2017: Stereogum
19. Best Albums of 2017: Flood
20. Top 20 Albums of 2017: 405
21. 60 Best Albums of 2017: PopMatters
23. Best Albums of 2017: Guardian
26. 39 Favorite Albums Of 2017: Hanif Abdurraqib
28. 51 Best Albums of 2017: Rolling Stone
30. 50 Best Albums of 2017: Spin
30. Top 100 Albums of 2017: Quietus
34. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s: Consequence
55. Top 100 Albums of 2017: Under the Radar
66. The Top 100 Albums of 2017: Crack Magazine
68. Dean's List 2017: Robert Christgau

• 25 Best Albums of 2017: Vibe
• 70 Best Albums of 2017: AllMusic
• Favorite Albums of 2017: Sasha Frere-Jones
• The Best Albums of 2017: Carl Wilson: Slate
• Top Ten Albums of 2017: Stranger
• Top 10 Albums of 2017: Kitty Empire: Observer

Prima Donna

21. 40 Favorite Albums Of 2016: Hanif Abdurraqib
42. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Pitchfork

• 100 Favorite Albums of 2016: Sasha Frere-Jones

Summertime ’06

4. Top 50 Albums of 2015: Pitchfork
4. The 50 Best Albums of 2015: Treble
4. 50 Best Albums of 2015: Stereogum
4. 25 Best Albums of 2015: Billboard
4. 25 Best Albums of 2015: Slant
5. 50 Best Albums of 2015: Spin
6. 15 Best Albums of 2015: A.V. Club
6. 50 Favorite Albums of 2015: Gorilla vs. Bear
7. Top 100 Albums of 2015: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
10. Top 50 Albums of 2015: Consequence
11. 50 Best Albums of 2015: Pigeons & Planes
11. 50 Best Albums of 2015: FasterLouder
12. Top 50 Albums of 2015: The Wire
14. 50 Best Albums of 2015: Pretty Much Amazing
20. 40 Best Albums of 2015: Entertainment Weekly
20. Top 50 Albums of 2015: Sputnikmusic
21. Albums of the Year 2015: Crack Magazine
22. 40 Favorite Albums of 2015: Jim DeRogatis: WBEZ: Sound Opinions
23. 50 Best Albums of 2015: Fact
23. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s: Stereogum
26. 50 Best Albums of 2015: Paste
28. The Best Albums of the 2010s: Uproxx
31. 50 Best Albums of 2015: Complex
32. Albums of the Year 2015: Clash
32. 50 Best Albums of the Decade: Jim Harrington: Mercury News
34. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s: Pitchfork
35. 50 Best Albums of 2015: Rolling Stone
36. 40 Best Albums of 2015: Guardian
38. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Slant
47. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Paste
58. Top 100 Albums of 2015: Under the Radar
61. 75 Best Albums of 2015: Uncut
73. Top 100 Albums of 2015: Quietus

• Top 20 Albums of 2015: Greg Kot: Chicago Tribune: Sound Opinions
• 10 Favorite Albums of 2015: Cokemachineglow
• 50 Favorite Albums of 2015: NPR: NPR Music
• 55 Best Albums of 2015: AllMusic
• 89 Favorite Albums of 2015: Sasha Frere-Jones

Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2

12. 20 Best Albums of 2014: A.V. Club

Hell Can Wait

13. 50 Best Albums of 2014: Complex
20. Top 50 Albums of 2014: Pitchfork
41. 50 Best Albums of 2014: Stereogum
82. Top 100 Albums of 2014: Quietus
87. Top 140 Albums of 2014: Under the Radar
100. Top 100 Albums of 2014: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop