Year-End Lists

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1. Brat
   Charli XCX
2. Romance
   Fontaines D.C.
3. This Could Be Texas
   English Teacher
4. Silence Is Loud
   Nia Archives
5. Imaginal Disk
   Magdalena Bay
6. Songs of a Lost World
   The Cure
7. Cowboy Carter
   Beyoncé
8. Dunya
   Mustafa
9. Hit Me Hard and Soft
   Billie Eilish
10. What A Devastating Turn of Events
    Rachel Chinouriri
11. Diamond Jubilee
    Cindy Lee
12. GNX
    Kendrick Lamar
13. Fine Art
    Kneecap
14. Manning Fireworks
    MJ Lenderman
15. Two Star & The Dream Police
    Mk.gee
16. Right Place, Wrong Person
    RM
17. Charm
    Clairo
18. Verbathim
    Nemahsis
19. Tyla
    Tyla
20. 3AM (La La La)
    Confidence Man
21. On Purpose, with Purpose
    Ghetts
22. Bright Future
    Adrianne Lenker
23. Prelude to Ecstasy
    The Last Dinner Party
24. Eternal Sunshine
    Ariana Grande
25. Wall of Eyes
    The Smile
26. Lives Outgrown
    Beth Gibbons
27. You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
    Knocked Loose
28. Blue Lips
    Schoolboy Q
29. Cartoon Darkness
    Amyl and The Sniffers
30. Assemble24
    TripleS
31. Being Poor is Expensive
    Bashy
32. Access All Areas
    Flo
33. Who Am I
    Berwyn
34. Letter to Self
    Sprints
35. Tigers Blood
    Waxahatchee
36. Night Reign
    Arooj Aftab
37. My Method Actor
    Nilüfer Yanya
38. HEIS
    Rema
39. The Great Impersonator
    Halsey
40. Iechyd Da
    Bill Ryder-Jones
41. Born in the Wild
    Tems
42. Short n' Sweet
    Sabrina Carpenter
43. Dreamstate
    Kelly Lee Owens
44. Chromakopia
    Tyler, The Creator
45. Madra
    NewDad
46. Tangk
    Idles
47. Midas
    Wunderhorse
48. Megan
    Megan Thee Stallion
49. Post Human: Nex Gen
    Bring Me the Horizon
50. This Is How Tomorrow Moves
    Beabadoobee