Slant Magazine's Best Albums of 2022… So Far
If the best albums of 2022 so far are any indication, it seems clear that pop music can’t just go back to what it was before.
Published: June 27, 2022

Treble's 33 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
As we hit the year's midway point, Treble presents the 33 best albums of 2022 so far, from Beach House to Zola Jesus
Published: June 20, 2022

Rolling Stone's Best Albums of 2022 So Far
From Wet Leg to Bad Bunny, here are the best albums of 2022 — so far.
Published: June 16, 2022

Pitchfork's 39 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Big Thief, the Weeknd, the Smile, FKA twigs, and more of the best music of the first half of 2022
Published: June 13, 2022

Revolver's 20 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
Ghost, Grohl, Glo and more
Published: June 13, 2022

Consequence's Top 30 Albums of 2022 (So Far)
As our painstakingly chosen and ranked Best Albums of 2022 so far makes clear, 2022 is shaping up to be the year of the big statement.
Published: June 08, 2022

SPIN's 30 Best Albums of 2022 (So Far)
The following acts released quality albums in May 2022 alone: Radiohead off-shoot The Smile, Kendrick Lamar, Wilco, Arcade Fire, Sharon Van Etten, The
Published: June 07, 2022

Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
It was unusually difficult to list only 50 this year.
Published: June 07, 2022

The Guardian's Best Albums of 2022 So Far
From yacht-rock atmospherics to portraits of disaffected Britain, here are our picks of the best LPs from the first half of the year
Published: June 07, 2022

Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
Here are the Billboard staff's 50 favorite albums of 2021 so far, presented alphabetically, with our favorite songs to follow tomorrow.
Published: June 06, 2022

Prefix's Top Albums of 2011
Prefixmag is the premier source for celebrity news and gossip. Stay up-to-date with the latest on your favorite stars, film reviews, countdowns to events and more.
Published: May 03, 2022

GQ [UK]'s Best Albums of 2022
Mainstream artists dominated the charts, but indie releases from the likes of Snail Mail and Sault were way up there
Published: February 24, 2022

Gaffa (Sweden)'s Best Albums of 2020
GAFFA.se – allt om musik
Published: February 22, 2022

Gaffa (Sweden)'s Best Albums of 2019
GAFFA.se – allt om musik
Published: February 22, 2022

Gaffa (Denmark)'s 20 Best Albums of 2019
GAFFA.dk – alt om musik
Published: February 11, 2022

Gaffa (Denmark)'s 20 Best Albums of 2020
GAFFA.dk – alt om musik
Published: February 11, 2022

Northern Transmissions Best Albums of 2021
Northern Transmissions top 20 albums of 2021, includes titles by Turnstile, Low, Floating Points, Clairo, Shame, Squid, Japanese Breakfast
Published: January 03, 2022

Dork's Albums of 2021

Published: December 31, 2021

Passion of the Weiss's Best Albums of 2021
The albums that helped us survive a terrible 2021.
Published: December 31, 2021

Atwood Magazine's Albums of the Year 2021
As 2021 comes to a close, we took a step back to honor the music that had the greatest impact on our lives. Here are Atwood Magazine's favorite albums of the year!
Published: December 30, 2021

The Young Folks' 50 Best Albums of 2021

Published: December 29, 2021

BrooklynVegan’s Top 50 Albums of 2021
From Low to Jazmine Sullivan to Turnstile to Japanese Breakfast to Floating Points/Pharoah Sanders to Vince Staples, here are our favorite albums of the year...
Published: December 28, 2021

Good Morning America's 50 Best Albums of 2021
This year's list features offerings from Billie Eilish, Adele, and Lil Nas X.
Published: December 28, 2021

MondoSonoro's Best Albums of 2021
Esta es la selección de los 50 mejores discos internacionales de este 2021 que hemos realizado en base a las votaciones de nuestros colaboradores
Published: December 28, 2021

The Observer: Kitty Empire's Top 10 Albums of 2021
Live streams – and TikTok – came into their own, 1969 burst on to the screen, and everywhere, the sound of one producer’s Midas touch
Published: December 25, 2021

WIRED's 8 Best Albums of 2021
This year’s most searing records—from Adele’s "30" to Jazmine Sullivan’s "Heaux Tales"—asked listeners to pause, reflect, and reconsider the path ahead.
Published: December 23, 2021

A.V. Club's 20 Best Albums of 2021
See how the latest from Adele, Japanese Breakfast, Billie Eilish and more rank on our countdown
Published: December 23, 2021

HYPEBEAST's 15 Best Music Projects of 2021
The Best Music Projects of 2021: 15 selections curated by the HYPEBEAST editorial team.
Published: December 23, 2021

Okayplayer's 21 Best Albums of 2021
Okayplayer's list of the best albums of 2021 features music from Tyler, the Creator, Mach-Hommy, Doja Cat, Isaiah Rashad, and so much more.
Published: December 22, 2021

The Independent's 40 Best Albums of 2021
From pop-punk that captured Gen-Z anxiety to otherworldly hip-hop, 2021’s greatest albums felt designed to help us process – or escape – what we were faced with over the past 12 months. The Independent’s music team count down their favourites
Published: December 22, 2021

KCRW's 21 Best Albums of 2021
From iconoclast jazz to astral punk, minimal psychedelia to raw soul, knockout debuts to long-anticipated returns, these are the albums that defined the triumphs, defiance, and surreality of 2021.
Published: December 22, 2021

The Music's Top 20 Albums of 2021
Say what you will about 2021 (we'll just be happy once it's over), but it produced a wealth of amazing albums. The quality and quantity of new music released over the past 12 months both at home and abroad was sensational (it seems many artists were productive during lockdown) and while narrowing down a top 20 was a hard task, we took a poll around the office and with our writers to curated a list that we believe at least in part defined 2021.
Published: December 22, 2021

Complex UK's Best Albums of 2021
There hasn’t been a year in recent memory when compiling the best UK albums has been anything short of incredibly tough—and it’s only getting tougher.
Published: December 21, 2021

The Alternative's 50 Top Records of 2021
After a long year of difficult times and great music, our staff voted and put together our top 50 releases of the year, along with the winners of our 4 awards: AOTY, Best Debut, Most Underrated and Best Non LP.
Published: December 21, 2021

Rolling Stone: Rob Sheffield's Top 20 Albums of 2021
Rob Sheffield runs down his 20 favorite albums of 2021, from Adele to Adult Mom.
Published: December 21, 2021

Slate's 10 Best Albums of 2021
Tyler, the Creator and Julien Baker make the list.
Published: December 21, 2021

The New Yorker: Sheldon Pearce's Favorite Albums of 2021
Sheldon Pearce offers his favorite albums of 2021, including Grouper’s “Shade,” Helado Negro’s “Far In,” L’Rain’s “Fatigue,” Mdou Moctar’s “Afrique Victime,” and Vince Staples’s “Vince Staples.”
Published: December 21, 2021

Uncut's 75 Best Albums of 2021
The Uncut Review Of The Year: here's a rundown of the 50 best new albums we've listened to in 2021.
Published: December 21, 2021

Evening Standard's Best Albums of 2021
It’s been another dodgy year – but the music has been spectacular
Published: December 21, 2021

Yahoo Entertainment's Best Albums of 2021
The albums that helped us power through a difficult year were wide-ranging, but there was some consensus — even though the competition was so close, we ended up with a couple of ties in our overall top 10.
Published: December 20, 2021

The Forty-Five's 45 Best Albums of 2021
The best albums of 2021 from Olivia Rodrigo to Black Honey, Wolf Alice to Little Simz, these are the 45 albums that got us through the year.
Published: December 20, 2021

American Songwriter's Best Albums of 2021
While we are still battling back from the most unprecedented years in modern history, 2021 was another jam-packed, wild time… especially music.
Published: December 17, 2021

Bandcamp Daily's 25 Most Essential Albums of 2021
The records we couldn’t stop playing.
Published: December 17, 2021

Pitchfork's Best Jazz and Experimental Music of 2021
From Anthony Joseph’s forceful poetry to Tomu DJ’s deconstructed club; from Fire-Toolz’s calculated sprawl to Rosie Lowe and Duval Timothy’s expansive exploration of harmony—these are the jazz and experimental releases that made our year.
Published: December 17, 2021

musicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2021
Lists: musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2021
Published: December 17, 2021

Dazed's Best Albums of 2021
From Aya to Arca, Bladee to Billie Eilish, we look back on our favourite albums of the year
Published: December 17, 2021

The Guardian's 50 Best Albums of 2021
And finally – a deserving winner, whose second solo album is a truly relatable, pin-sharp pop classic. We reveal our No 1 album of 2021
Published: December 17, 2021

Spectrum Culture's Top 20 Albums of 2021

Published: December 17, 2021

Junkee's Best Albums of 2021
2021 was a difficult year for the music industry, with old systems collapsing on themselves. But that hasn't stopped the production of pure masterpieces.
Published: December 16, 2021

The Associated Press's Top Albums of 2021
Ten of the best albums of the year, as selected by Associated Press entertainment journalists. OLIVIA RODRIGO, “SOUR”
Published: December 16, 2021