Year-End Lists

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The Turning Wheel

by Spellling

The Turning Wheel - Spellling

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  1. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  2. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  3. Artforum: Sasha Geffen: Best Music of 2021
  4. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  5. Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
  6. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  7. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  8. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
  9. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021

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