Year-End Lists

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

Lists

  1. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  2. Time: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
  3. Vinyl Factory: Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021
  4. Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  5. New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2021
  6. PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
  7. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2021
  8. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  9. Passerby: Best Albums of 2021
  10. Observer: Kitty Empire: Top 10 Albums of 2021
  11. Northern Transmissions: Top 20 Albums of 2021
  12. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  13. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2021
  14. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2021
  15. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  16. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2021
  17. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  18. The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2021
  19. Washington Post: Chris Richards: Best Music of 2021
  20. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  21. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  22. Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2021
  23. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2021
  24. BBC Radio 6 Music: Top 10 Albums of 2021
  25. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
  26. Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2021
  27. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  28. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
  29. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2021
  30. Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
  31. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  32. Flood: The Best Albums of 2021
  33. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
  34. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2021