Year-End Lists

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44. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Niall Byrne: Nialler9

• The 10 Best Albums of 2025: Alan Light: Esquire
• The Best Albums of 2025: Jem Aswad: Variety

Air

15. The 100 Best Albums of 2022: Albumism
21. Best Albums of 2022: NPR: NPR Music
26. The 50 Best Albums of 2022: The Fader

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5. The 12 Best Albums of 2022: Jason Parham: Wired
6. The Best Albums of 2022: Jem Aswad: Variety
29. 50 Best Albums of 2022: Complex
39. Albums of 2022: Gorilla vs. Bear

• The Best Music of 2022: Steve Erickson: GCN

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2. Best Pop Music Albums of 2022: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
5. The 12 Best Albums of 2022: Jason Parham: Wired
6. The Best Albums of 2022: Jem Aswad: Variety
39. Albums of 2022: Gorilla vs. Bear

Earth

2. Best Pop Music Albums of 2022: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
6. The Best Albums of 2022: Jem Aswad: Variety
39. Albums of 2022: Gorilla vs. Bear

Today & Tomorrow

2. Best Pop Music Albums of 2022: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
6. The Best Albums of 2022: Jem Aswad: Variety
39. Albums of 2022: Gorilla vs. Bear

AIIR

2. Best Pop Music Albums of 2022: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
6. The Best Albums of 2022: Jem Aswad: Variety
39. Albums of 2022: Gorilla vs. Bear

Nine

5. Top 10 Albums of 2021: Kitty Empire: Observer
5. 75 Best Albums of 2021: Uncut
6. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Guardian
10. The Best Albums of 2021: Jem Aswad: Variety
16. The 100 Best Albums of 2021: Albumism
17. Top 25 Albums of 2021: Magnet
20. The Best Albums of 2021: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
20. The 45 Best Albums of 2021: The Forty-Five
24. The 75 Best Albums of 2021: Mojo
27. Top 50 Albums of 2021: Consequence
27. Best Albums of 2021: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
28. Top 50 Albums of 2021: Brooklyn Vegan
31. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Far Out
32. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Paste
33. Albums of the Year 2021: Clash
47. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: NME

• The Best Albums of 2021: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer

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1. The Best Albums of 2020: Jem Aswad: Variety
1. The Best Albums of 2020: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
1. The 100 Best Albums of 2020: Vice: Noisey
1. The Best Albums of 2020: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
1. Top 10 Albums of 2020: KCRW
2. Albums of 2020: Gorilla vs. Bear
3. The Best Albums of 2020: The Ringer
4. The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Paste
5. The Best Albums of 2020: Carl Wilson: Slate
6. The 100 Best Albums of 2020: Albumism
7. Top 55 Albums of 2020: Brooklyn Vegan
7. Top 13 Albums of 2020: Chris Molanphy: Slate
9. The 50 Best Albums Of 2020: Stereogum
10. The Best Albums of 2020: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
15. Top 25 Albums of 2020: Magnet
17. Albums of the Year 2020: Quietus
25. The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Guardian
27. Best Albums of 2020: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
40. The 45 Best Albums of 2020: The Forty-Five
41. The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Far Out
52. 75 Best Albums of 2020: Mojo

• Best Albums of 2020: AllMusic
• 20 Best Albums of 2020: Glide
• These Are the 12 Best Albums of 2020: British Vogue
• The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Vinyl Me, Please

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1. The Best Albums of 2020: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
1. The 100 Best Albums of 2020: Vice: Noisey
1. Albums of the Year 2020: Rough Trade
1. The 50 Best Albums of 2020: NPR: NPR Music
1. Top 10 Albums of 2020: KCRW
1. The Best Albums of 2020: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer
2. Albums of 2020: Gorilla vs. Bear
3. The Best Albums of 2020: The Ringer
3. The 100 Best Albums of 2020: Albumism
4. Albums of the Year 2020: Clash
4. 51 Best Albums of 2020: Gigwise
5. The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Guardian
5. The Best Albums of 2020: Carl Wilson: Slate
6. The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Far Out
7. Top 13 Albums of 2020: Chris Molanphy: Slate
7. Top 55 Albums of 2020: Brooklyn Vegan
8. The 60 Best Albums of 2020: PopMatters
10. The Best Albums of 2020: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
10. The 15 Best Albums of 2020: Entertainment Weekly
11. Top 30 Albums of 2020: Northern Transmissions
15. Top 25 Albums of 2020: Magnet
17. The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Paste
17. 75 Best Albums of 2020: Uncut
19. 75 Best Albums of 2020: Mojo
20. 93 Favorite Albums Of 2020: Hanif Abdurraqib
21. Best Albums of 2020: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
42. The 50 Best Albums of 2020: NME

• My Thirty Favorite Albums of 2020: Sheldon Pearce: New Yorker
• The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Vinyl Me, Please
• These Are the 12 Best Albums of 2020: British Vogue

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20. 25 Best Albums of 2019: NPR: NPR Music
46. Favorite Albums of 2019: Gorilla vs. Bear
55. Albums of the Year 2019: Rough Trade

• The Best Albums of 2019: Vinyl Me, Please