Year-End Lists

The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology

1. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2024

The Tortured Poets Department

2. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2024
2. Coup De Main: The Best Albums Of 2024
4. Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
4. People: Jeff Nelson: Top 10 Albums of 2024
5. Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The Best Albums of 2024
8. Billboard: Best Albums of 2024
10. The Times: The 25 Best Albums of 2024
16. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2024
19. Independent: The Best Albums of 2024
23. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2024
25. Time Out: The Best Albums of 2024
60. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2024
68. Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2024

• Hollywood Reporter: Mesfin Fekadu: The 10 Best Albums of 2024
• Uproxx: The Best Albums of 2024

Midnights (3am Edition)

5. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2022
9. Coup De Main: The Best Albums Of 2022

Midnights

1. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
1. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2022
2. Rolling Stone: Brittany Spanos: Best Music of 2022
3. Billboard: Best Albums of 2022
3. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
3. USA Today: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
4. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2022
5. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2022
8. Dork: Albums of the Year 2022
8. The Forty-Five: The Best Albums of 2022
11. The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2022
12. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
12. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
16. Clash: Albums Of The Year 2022
17. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
18. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
28. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2022
40. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
48. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2022
48. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked
50. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2022

• Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2022
• Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2022
• GCN: Steve Erickson: The Best Music of 2022

Red (Taylor's Version)

4. Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The Best Albums of 2021
7. Rolling Stone: Brittany Spanos: Top 10 Albums of 2021
12. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
25. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
26. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked
31. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2021
38. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021

• Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2021
• GCN: Steve Erickson: The Best Music of 2021
• New Statesman: The Best Albums of 2021

Evermore

1. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2020
1. USA Today: Patrick Ryan: The 10 Best Albums of 2020
2. Slate: Chris Molanphy: Top 13 Albums of 2020
4. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
6. The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca: The Best Albums of 2020
20. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2020
25. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021

• Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2021

Folklore

1. Rolling Stone: Best Albums of 2020
1. Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The 20 Best Albums of 2020
1. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
1. Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2020
1. USA Today: Patrick Ryan: The 10 Best Albums of 2020
1. Los Angeles Times: The 10 Best Albums of 2020
1. Slate: Brittany Spanos: Top 13 Albums of 2020
1. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2020
1. Time: Best Albums of 2020
2. Coup De Main: The Best Albums Of 2020
2. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
2. Slate: Chris Molanphy: Top 13 Albums of 2020
3. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2020
3. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2020
4. Variety: Andrew Barker: The Best Albums of 2020
4. The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2020
4. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
4. New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2020
4. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
5. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2020
5. Fresh Air: Ken Tucker: The Best Albums of 2020
5. Entertainment Weekly: The 15 Best Albums of 2020
5. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2020
6. The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca: The Best Albums of 2020
6. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2020
7. No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2020
7. DIY: Albums of 2020
8. Dork: Albums of the Year 2020
9. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
11. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2020
11. Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2020
12. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2020
13. Clash: Albums of the Year 2020
13. Complex: The Best Albums of 2020
17. PopMatters: The 60 Best Albums of 2020
20. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2020
22. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2020
23. Northern Transmissions: Top 30 Albums of 2020
27. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2020
29. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
31. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2020
32. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked
45. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2020
97. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2020

• GCN: Steve Erickson: The Best in 2020 Music
• Atlantic: The 16 Best Albums of 2020
• American Songwriter: Top Albums of 2020
• AllMusic: Best Albums of 2020
• New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2020
• Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2020
• BBC Culture: Nick Levine: Best Albums of 2020

Lover (song)

• Variety: Andrew Barker: The Best Albums of 2019

Lover

1. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2019
3. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
4. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
11. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2019
14. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2019
15. Flood: The Best Albums of 2019
25. Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2019
27. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
28. Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
35. Q: Top 50 Albums of 2019
41. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
42. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2019

• Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2019
• Tyler Andere: Favorite Albums of 2019
• American Songwriter: Top 25 Albums of 2019
• The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca: The Best Albums of 2019

Speak Now

37. Spin: The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s
51. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s

reputation

5. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: 25 Best Albums of 2017
5. Mercury News: Jim Harrington: Best Albums of 2017
6. Billboard: 50 Best Albums of 2017
7. Rolling Stone: 51 Best Albums of 2017
9. Time: Raisa Bruner: Top 10 Albums of 2017
17. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2017
26. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2017
31. NME: 50 Best Albums of 2017
48. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2017
71. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2017
88. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
101. Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Best Albums of 2017

1989

1. Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2014
1. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of the 2010s
3. Drowned in Sound: 51 Favourite Albums of 2014
4. American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2014
4. A.V. Club: The 50 Best Albums of the 2010s
7. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2014
8. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2014
10. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2014
10. Refinery29: The 10 Best Albums of the 2010s
10. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
12. Guardian: 40 Best Albums of 2014
15. Time Out London: 30 Best Albums of 2014
15. A.V. Club: 20 Best Albums of 2014
17. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2014
19. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
19. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
22. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2014
24. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
31. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2014
31. NME: Greatest Albums of the Decade
34. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
50. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
69. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s

• Slate: Carl Wilson: Top 14 Albums of 2014
• NPR Music: 50 Favorite Albums of 2014
• Albumism: The 110 Best Albums of the 2010s
• Atwood Magazine: The Best Albums of the Decade

Red

2. Idolator: 10 Best New Albums of 2012
3. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
4. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
4. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
5. Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2012
9. MSN: 10 Best Albums of 2012
10. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
16. Guardian: Best Albums of 2012
17. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2012
19. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2012
21. Mercury News: Jim Harrington: 50 Best Albums of the Decade
23. Barnes & Noble Review: Robert Christgau: Top 102 Albums of 2012
23. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2012
31. Rolling Stone: Top 50 Albums of 2012
38. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2012
59. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s

• New Yorker: Sasha Frere-Jones: 40 Best Albums of 2012