Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

2015

Flavorwire: 20 Favorite Albums of 2015

17 December 2015

To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar

Flavorwire: 20 Favorite Albums of 2015

[see also 20182014]

The rest alphabetical by artist

Resident Advisor: Top 20 Albums of 2015

17 December 2015

Elaenia - Floating Points

Resident Advisor: Top 20 Albums of 2015

[see also 20232018201420122011]

Slate: Carl Wilson: Top 25 Albums of 2015

16 December 2015

Divers - Joanna Newsom

Carl Wilson: Top 25 Albums of 2015, in alphabetical order by artist, published by Slate in their 2015 edition of The Music Club

[see also 2023202220212020201920182017201620142013]

Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2015

16 December 2015

To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar

Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2015

[see also 20232022202120202010s20192018201720162014201320122011]

Sasha Frere-Jones: 89 Favorite Albums of 2015

15 December 2015

To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar

Sasha Frere-Jones: 89 Favorite Albums of 2015 (listed chronologically within three tiers)

[see also 20222018201720162014201320122011]

holy cats / is best

oh man / is excellent

wow / so good

The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2015

15 December 2015

Dark Energy - Jlin

The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2015

[see also 202320222021202020192018201720162014201320122011]

Billboard: 25 Best Albums of 2015

15 December 2015

To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar

Billboard: 25 Best Albums of 2015 (as voted by Billboard staff)

[see also 20232022202120202010s2019201820172014201320122011]

Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: Top 20 Albums of 2015

14 December 2015

Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit - Courtney Barnett

Greg Kot: Top 20 Albums of 2015, as published by The Chicago Tribune and aired on Sound Opinions

[see also 202320222021202020192018201720162014201320122011]

The next 10

Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: 40 Favorite Albums of 2015

14 December 2015

Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit - Courtney Barnett

Jim DeRogatis: 40 Favorite Albums of 2015, as published by WBEZ and aired on Sound Opinions

[see also 202320222021202020192018201720162014201320122011]

Observer: Kitty Empire: Top 10 Albums of 2015

13 December 2015

Natalie Prass - Natalie Prass

Kitty Empire: Top 10 Albums of 2015, as published by The Observer

[see also 2023202220212020201920182017201620122011]