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.
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  1. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2021
  2. Wired: Jason Parham: The 8 Best Albums of 2021
  3. BBC Radio 6 Music: Top 10 Albums of 2021
  4. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  5. Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2021
  6. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  7. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2021
  8. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
  9. Les Inrocks: Top 25 Albums of 2021
  10. Vinyl Factory: Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021
  11. The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2021
  12. Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
  13. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2021

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.