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. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2023
  2. Dazed: The 20 Best Albums of 2023
  3. The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2023
  4. Passerby: Best Albums of 2023
  5. Variety: Steven J. Horowitz: The Best Albums of 2023
  6. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2023
  7. The Skinny: Albums of 2023
  8. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  9. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2023
  10. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2023
  11. Les Inrocks: Best Albums of 2023
  12. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2023
  13. KCRW: The 23 Best Albums of 2023
  14. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  15. Consequence: 50 Best Albums of 2023
  16. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  17. The Ringer: The 27 Best Albums of 2023
  18. Billboard: Best Albums of 2023
  19. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  20. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2023
  21. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  22. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  23. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2023
  24. Yardbarker: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  25. Crack Magazine: The Top 50 Albums of 2023
  26. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2023
  27. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  28. Complex: The Best Albums Of 2023
  29. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2023
  30. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023
  31. Hanif Abdurraqib: 108 Favorite Albums Of 2023
  32. God Is In The TV: Albums of the Year for 2023

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