Year-End Lists

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

Lists

  1. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
  2. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2021
  3. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2021
  4. USA Today: Patrick Ryan: 5 Best Albums of 2021
  5. Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
  6. Flood: The Best Albums of 2021
  7. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  8. New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2021
  9. Spin: The 30 Best Albums Of 2021
  10. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  11. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  12. Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The Best Albums of 2021
  13. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  14. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
  15. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
  16. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  17. Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2021
  18. DIY: Best Albums of 2021
  19. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021
  20. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  21. The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2021
  22. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  23. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  24. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  25. The Forty-Five: The Best Albums of 2022
  26. PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  27. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  28. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  29. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2021
  30. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  31. Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
  32. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021