Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Music
Blue Weekend - Wolf Alice

New Statesman The Best Albums of 2021

The Turning Wheel - Spellling

Abeni Jones: Autostraddle Ten of the Best Albums Released by Queer and Trans Artists in 2021

Little Oblivions - Julien Baker

Carl Wilson: Slate Top 10 Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

Albumism The 100 Best Albums of 2021

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

The Forty-Five The 45 Best Albums of 2021

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

Callie Ahlgrim: Business Insider The Best Albums of 2021

Sling - Clairo

Coup De Main The Best Albums Of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Uproxx Best Albums of 2021

Montero - Lil Nas X

Dazed The Best Albums of 2021

Illusory Walls - The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

Ian Cohen: Uproxx Favorite Emo Albums Of 2021

Blue Weekend - Wolf Alice

DIY Best Albums of 2021

Prioritise Pleasure - Self Esteem

Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2021

New Long Leg - Dry Cleaning

Spencer Kornhaber: Atlantic The 10 Best Albums of 2021

Fatigue - L'Rain

Hazel Cills Top 10 Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

Clash Albums of the Year 2021

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

Mikael Wood: Los Angeles Times The 10 Best Albums of 2021

Home Video - Lucy Dacus

Bob Boilen: NPR Top 10 Albums of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Spectrum Culture Top 20 Albums of 2021

Hey What - Low

Beats Per Minute Top 50 Albums of 2021

The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers - Valerie June

Ann Powers: NPR Top 10 Albums of 2021

Home Video - Lucy Dacus

Marissa Lorusso: NPR Top 10 Albums of 2021

Glow On - Turnstile

Flood The Best Albums of 2021

BBC 10 Best Albums of 2021

Fire - The Bug

Jennifer Lucy Allan: Quietus The Best Music of 2021