Year-End Lists

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

Music

Carl Wilson: Slate The Best Albums of 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

Pigeons & Planes 50 Best Albums of 2016

Sasha Frere-Jones 100 Favorite Albums of 2016

I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It - The 1975

NME 50 Best Albums of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Complex 50 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Q Top 50 Albums Of 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

Craig Jenkins: New York 15 Best Albums of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Rob Sheffield: Rolling Stone Top 20 Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

The Wild Honey Pie Top 30 Albums of 2016

My Woman - Angel Olsen

Brooklyn Vegan Top Albums of 2016

Ann Powers: NPR 10 Favorite Albums of 2016

Emotions and Math - Margaret Glaspy

No Depression Favorite Albums of 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

DIY 16 Albums That Shaped 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

Dennis Cooper Favorite Music of 2016

A Seat at the Table - Solange

Clash Albums of the Year 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Pretty Much Amazing 60 Best Albums of 2016

The Gospel - Årabrot

Quietus Top 100 Albums of 2016

A Seat at the Table - Solange

Pitchfork 50 Best Albums of 2016

Blood Bitch - Jenny Hval

Fact 50 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

The Wire Top 50 Albums of 2016

A Seat at the Table - Solange

Spin 50 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

A.V. Club 21 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Mojo 50 Best Albums of 2016