Year-End Lists

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

Music
In Heaven - Strand of Oaks

Magnet Top 25 Albums of 2021

Nurture - Porter Robinson

The Fader The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

Craig Jenkins: New York The Best Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked

Outside Child - Allison Russell

Marissa R. Moss: Stereogum The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2021

Glow On - Turnstile

Spin The 30 Best Albums Of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Vinyl Me, Please The Best Albums of 2021

New Long Leg - Dry Cleaning

Far Out The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

The Skinny Top Ten Albums of 2021

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer The Best Albums of 2021

Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

Esquire The Best Albums of 2021

Promises - Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra

Vinyl Factory Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

BBC Radio 6 Music Top 10 Albums of 2021

Seventeen Going Under - Sam Fender

NME The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Nurture - Porter Robinson

Our Culture The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Outside Child - Allison Russell

Chris Willman: Variety The Best Albums of 2021

Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

Jem Aswad: Variety The Best Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

PopMatters The 75 Best Albums of 2021

For the First Time - Black Country, New Road

Loud And Quiet Albums of the Year 2021

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Albums of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Slant The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Whole Lotta Red - Playboi Carti

Chris Richards: Washington Post Best Music of 2021

Fatigue - L'Rain

The Wire Top 50 Albums of 2021

Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

Consequence Top 50 Albums of 2021