Year-End Lists

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

Lists

  1. Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
  2. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  3. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2021
  4. DIY: Best Albums of 2021
  5. The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2021
  6. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
  7. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2021
  8. Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2021
  9. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  10. Spin: The 30 Best Albums Of 2021
  11. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  12. Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2021
  13. The Ringer: The Best Albums of 2021
  14. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  15. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
  16. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  17. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2021
  18. New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2021
  19. Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2021
  20. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  21. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  22. Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  23. Les Inrocks: Top 25 Albums of 2021
  24. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  25. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2021
  26. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2021
  27. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  28. Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2021
  29. Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
  30. The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2021
  31. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  32. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  33. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2021
  34. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2021
  35. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  36. Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
  37. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  38. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  39. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021