Year-End Lists

Tracks II: The Lost Albums

• The Best Music of 2025: Carl Wilson: Slate

Streets of Philadelphia Sessions

22. The 25 Best Albums of 2025: Mikael Wood: Los Angeles Times

Letter to You

5. 25 Best Rock Albums of 2020: Ultimate Classic Rock
10. The Best Albums of 2020: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
12. Best Albums of 2020: Rolling Stone
20. 75 Best Albums of 2020: Uncut
33. Top 50 Albums of 2020: Consequence
34. The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Billboard
39. The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Far Out
42. 51 Best Albums of 2020: Gigwise
45. 75 Best Albums of 2020: Mojo

• Top Albums of 2020: American Songwriter

Springsteen on Broadway

11. Dean's List 2019: Robert Christgau

Western Stars

1. 10 Best Rock Albums of 2019: Ultimate Classic Rock
3. 75 Best Albums of 2019: Mojo
7. 75 Best Albums of 2019: Uncut
8. The 50 Best Albums of 2019: Albumism
13. The 25 Best Albums of 2019: Slant
22. The Best Albums of 2019: Flood
22. The 50 Best Albums of 2019: Rolling Stone
23. Top 50 Albums of 2019: Q
24. The Top 50 Albums of 2019: Treble
30. The 50 Best Albums of 2019: Billboard
35. The Best Albums Of 2019: Uproxx
48. Best Albums of 2019: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
50. Top 50 Albums of 2019: Consequence

• Top 25 Albums of 2019: American Songwriter
• The Best Albums of 2019: Chris Willman: Variety
• The Best Albums of 2019: Carl Wilson: Slate
• Best Albums of 2019: Glide
• The Best Albums of 2019: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer

Born To Run

4. The 13 Best Books of 2016: Harper’s Bazaar
9. 10 Best Books of 2016: Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air

• 100 Recommended Books of 2016: San Francisco Chronicle

High Hopes

2. 50 Best Albums of 2014: Rolling Stone

Wrecking Ball

1. Top 50 Albums of 2012: Rolling Stone
4. 10 Best Albums of 2012: MSN
5. Top 50 Albums of 2012: American Songwriter
7. 10 Best Albums of 2012: Billboard
10. 75 Best Albums of 2012: Uncut
10. Top 102 Albums of 2012: Robert Christgau: Barnes & Noble Review
15. Top 100 Albums of 2012: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
15. Top 100 Albums of 2012: musicOMH
22. Top 25 Albums of 2012: Magnet
28. 50 Best Albums of 2012: Mojo
46. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Rolling Stone
47. 50 Albums of the 2012: Gigwise
56. 75 Best Albums of 2012: PopMatters
94. 100 Favourite Albums of 2012: Drowned in Sound

• 50 Best Albums of 2012: Q
• 10 Best Pop Albums of 2012: Kitty Empire: Observer