Year-End Lists

Dark Times

8. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of 2024
18. Flood: The Best Albums of 2024
19. Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The Best Albums of 2024
20. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2024
23. Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2024
29. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2024
30. Billboard: Best Albums of 2024
32. Complex: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
36. Consequence: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
49. Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
75. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2024

• Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2024
• Uproxx: The Best Albums of 2024

Ramona Park Broke My Heart

2. Wired: Jason Parham: The 12 Best Albums of 2022
2. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2022
4. Okayplayer: 22 Best Albums of 2022
5. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2022
5. Clash: Albums Of The Year 2022
16. NPR Music: Ann Powers: Top 20 Albums Of 2022
16. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
19. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
33. The Ringer: The 33 Best Albums of 2022
37. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
76. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2022

• Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2022
• GCN: Steve Erickson: The Best Music of 2022
• The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca: Best Pop Music Albums of 2022

Vince Staples

2. Time: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
6. Wired: Jason Parham: The 8 Best Albums of 2021
9. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
10. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 10 Best Albums of 2021
17. Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The Best Albums of 2021
19. Complex: The Best Albums of 2021
21. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
22. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
22. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2021
24. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
28. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2021
34. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
37. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2021
41. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
42. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
45. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
53. PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
54. Clash: Albums of the Year 2021
80. Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021

• Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2021
• Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2021

FM!

4. The Ringer: Best Albums of 2018
6. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: Best Albums of 2018
12. Flood: Best Albums of 2018
13. Hanif Abdurraqib: 47 Favorite Albums Of 2018
14. Okayplayer: Best Albums of 2018
14. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums Of 2018
14. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2018
18. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2018
19. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2018
21. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2018
26. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2018
26. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2018
30. NME: Best Albums of the Year 2018
31. Complex: Best Albums of 2018
32. 405: Top 50 Albums of 2018
36. NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2018
89. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018

• Sasha Frere-Jones: Music I Enjoyed in 2018
• AllMusic: Best Albums of 2018

Big Fish Theory

1. Daily Beast: 10 Best Albums of 2017
1. Treble: The Top 50 Albums of 2017
3. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2017
4. Pretty Much Amazing: 20 Best Albums of 2017
4. Earbuddy: 100 Best Albums of 2017
4. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2017
6. Coup De Main: The Best Albums Of 2017
7. Entertainment Weekly: 26 Best Albums of 2017
7. The Ringer: Rob Harvilla: 10 Best Albums of 2017
7. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2017
8. In Review Online: Best Albums of 2017
8. Pigeons & Planes: Best Albums of 2017
8. The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2017
9. A.V. Club: 20 Best Albums of 2017
10. Uproxx: 50 Best Albums of 2017
10. New York Times: Jon Pareles: 10 Best Albums of 2017
10. Sputnikmusic: Top 50 Albums of 2017
12. Gorilla vs. Bear: 62 Favorite Albums of 2017
14. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2017
14. Clash: Albums of the Year 2017
14. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2017
15. NME: 50 Best Albums of 2017
16. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2017
17. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2017
17. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2017
17. NPR Music: Best 50 Albums of 2017
18. Billboard: 50 Best Albums of 2017
18. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2017
19. Flood: Best Albums of 2017
20. 405: Top 20 Albums of 2017
21. PopMatters: 60 Best Albums of 2017
23. Guardian: Best Albums of 2017
26. Hanif Abdurraqib: 39 Favorite Albums Of 2017
28. Rolling Stone: 51 Best Albums of 2017
30. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2017
30. Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2017
34. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
55. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2017
66. Crack Magazine: The Top 100 Albums of 2017
68. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2017

• Vibe: 25 Best Albums of 2017
• AllMusic: 70 Best Albums of 2017
• Sasha Frere-Jones: Favorite Albums of 2017
• Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2017
• Stranger: Top Ten Albums of 2017
• Observer: Kitty Empire: Top 10 Albums of 2017

Prima Donna

21. Hanif Abdurraqib: 40 Favorite Albums Of 2016
42. Pitchfork: 50 Best Albums of 2016

• Sasha Frere-Jones: 100 Favorite Albums of 2016

Summertime ’06

4. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2015
4. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2015
4. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2015
4. Billboard: 25 Best Albums of 2015
4. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2015
5. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2015
6. A.V. Club: 15 Best Albums of 2015
6. Gorilla vs. Bear: 50 Favorite Albums of 2015
7. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2015
10. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2015
11. Pigeons & Planes: 50 Best Albums of 2015
11. FasterLouder: 50 Best Albums of 2015
12. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2015
14. Pretty Much Amazing: 50 Best Albums of 2015
20. Entertainment Weekly: 40 Best Albums of 2015
20. Sputnikmusic: Top 50 Albums of 2015
21. Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2015
22. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: 40 Favorite Albums of 2015
23. Fact: 50 Best Albums of 2015
23. Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
26. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2015
28. Uproxx: The Best Albums of the 2010s
31. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2015
32. Clash: Albums of the Year 2015
32. Mercury News: Jim Harrington: 50 Best Albums of the Decade
34. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
35. Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2015
36. Guardian: 40 Best Albums of 2015
38. Slant: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
47. Paste: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
58. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2015
61. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2015
73. Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2015

• Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: Top 20 Albums of 2015
• Cokemachineglow: 10 Favorite Albums of 2015
• NPR Music: 50 Favorite Albums of 2015
• AllMusic: 55 Best Albums of 2015
• Sasha Frere-Jones: 89 Favorite Albums of 2015

Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2

12. A.V. Club: 20 Best Albums of 2014

Hell Can Wait

13. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2014
20. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2014
41. Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2014
82. Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2014
87. Under the Radar: Top 140 Albums of 2014
100. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2014