Below, we collect the individual year-end Top Ten lists published by a variety of music sources, including critics, music magazines, music shops, and more. This page will be updated at least once a day throughout December and January as new lists are published; be sure to check back frequently.

Below is our updated running tally of the albums most frequently mentioned by individual music publications in their year-end Top Ten lists. Although many of the lists come from publications whose reviews are included on this site, we have also included extra lists from prominent music stores, websites, and publications not normally found in Metacritic's music section. Note that if a source ranks more than the standard 10 albums, we will not include titles ranked 11th or worse. In case of a tie for first or second, each album will receive the full points for that position. Our points system works as follows:

Below are the 145 individual top ten lists used to calculate the standings above. Some publications may list ten albums without ranking them in order; such lists are displayed below, without numbers, in alphabetical order.

Music websites

3voor12 [Netherlands] View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Currents by Tame Impala Multi-Love by Unknown Mortal Orchestra Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett Hunch Music by Hunee In Colour by Jamie xx Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens E-MO-TION by Carly Rae Jepsen I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty

The 405 View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar We Are Not The First by Hieroglyphic Being & J.I.T.U. Ahn-Sahm-Buhl Vulnicura by Björk Garden of Delete by Oneohtrix Point Never A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons by Little Simz The Epic by Kamasi Washington Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Apocalypse, girl by Jenny Hval Art Angels by Grimes VEGA Intl. Night School by Neon Indian

AbsolutePunk (Staff consensus) View full list

Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Dealer by Foxing Peripheral Vision by Turnover To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Harmlessness by The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Sprained Ankle by Julien Baker Currents by Tame Impala No Closer to Heaven by The Wonder Years New Bermuda by Deafheaven I, No Longer by Pentimento

Antiquiet View full list

The Heart Is a Monster by Failure The Pale Emperor by Marilyn Manson Dodge and Burn by The Dead Weather Chasing Yesterday by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds If I Should Go Before You by City and Colour Something More Than Free by Jason Isbell Abyss by Chelsea Wolfe Searching for Zero by Cancer Bats To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Psychic Warfare by Clutch

A.V. Club (Staff consensus) View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Art Angels by Grimes I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty Summertime '06 by Vince Staples The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us by Beach Slang Ivy Tripp by Waxahatchee Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett Sprinter by Torres

Cokemachineglow View full list

Art Angels by Grimes

Platform by Holly Herndon

Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter

Apocalypse, girl by Jenny Hval

In Colour by Jamie xx

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

808s & Dark Grapes III by Main Attrakionz

Garden of Delete by Oneohtrix Point Never

Summertime '06 by Vince Staples

Viet Cong by Viet Cong

Complex View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar DS2 by Future SremmLife by Rae Sremmurd 25 by Adele Purpose by Justin Bieber Dark Sky Paradise by Big Sean At.Long.Last.A$AP by A$AP Rocky I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake Ego Death by The Internet

Consequence of Sound View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Art Angels by Grimes Garden of Delete by Oneohtrix Point Never Currents by Tame Impala In Colour by Jamie xx Black Messiah by D'Angelo No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney The Most Lamentable Tragedy by Titus Andronicus Summertime '06 by Vince Staples

Crave Online View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Psychic Warfare by Clutch I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty All Hands by Doomtree Mr. Wonderful by Action Bronson Dodge and Burn by The Dead Weather Money Shot by Puscifer Compton by Dr. Dre The Epic by Kamasi Washington Black Messiah by D'Angelo

Dazed & Confused View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Art Angels by Grimes A New Place 2 Drown by Archy Marshall M3LL155X by FKA twigs Vulnicura by Björk Ratchet by Shamir Mutant by Arca In Colour by Jamie xx At.Long.Last.A$AP by A$AP Rocky Platform by Holly Herndon

Diffuser View full list

Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Art Angels by Grimes I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty Currents by Tame Impala No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney Poison Season by Destroyer 1989 by Ryan Adams Depression Cherry by Beach House Something More Than Free by Jason Isbell

Digital Spy View full list

25 by Adele Purpose by Justin Bieber Communion by Years & Years Art Angels by Grimes Get Weird by Little Mix My Love Is Cool by Wolf Alice Delirium by Ellie Goulding Get to Heaven by Everything Everything In Colour by Jamie xx Rebel Heart by Madonna

Drowned in Sound View full list

I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Vulnicura by Björk My Love Is Cool by Wolf Alice Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens E-MO-TION by Carly Rae Jepsen Divers by Joanna Newsom Deep in the Iris by Braids No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney Apocalypse, girl by Jenny Hval

Dummy View full list

Garden of Delete by Oneohtrix Point Never To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake A Paradise by Gwilym Gold Dark Energy by Jlin DS2 by Future Platform by Holly Herndon In Colour by Jamie xx Elaenia by Floating Points I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside by Earl Sweatshirt

Art Angels by Grimes Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney E-MO-TION by Carly Rae Jepsen Vulnicura by Björk Poison Season by Destroyer Currents by Tame Impala Goon by Tobias Jesso, Jr. Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes

FACT View full list

Blackheart by Dawn Richard Garden of Delete by Oneohtrix Point Never To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Mutant by Arca Art Angels by Grimes DS2 by Future Dark Energy by Jlin Hallucinogen EP by Kelela Grind by DJ Richard RIP Chrysalis by Eartheater

Fast 'n' Bulbous View full list

Purple by Baroness To Your Death by Christian Mistress Journey Blind by Magic Circle Berkana by Golden Void Innocence & Decadence by Graveyard Lore by Elder Crooked Doors by Royal Thunder Ecate by Ufomammut Algiers by Algiers Torpor by Baron

FasterLouder (Australia) View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett Currents by Tame Impala No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney In Colour by Jamie xx Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter Art Angels by Grimes

Flood View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Currents by Tame Impala Fresh Blood by Matthew E. White b'lieve i'm goin down… by Kurt Vile Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Star Wars by Wilco Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter Multi-Love by Unknown Mortal Orchestra Divers by Joanna Newsom La Di Da Di by Battles

Gigwise View full list

Perpetual Motion People by Ezra Furman To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens My Love Is Cool by Wolf Alice Fading Frontier by Deerhunter Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett Music Complete by New Order Short Movie by Laura Marling What For? by Toro y Moi

God Is in the TV View full list

Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett Vulnicura by Björk The Magic Whip by Blur I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty Perpetual Motion People by Ezra Furman Grey Tickles, Black Pressure by John Grant Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter Music Complete by New Order The Race for Space by Public Service Broadcasting

Gorilla vs. Bear View full list

Art Angels by Grimes Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper by Panda Bear In Colour by Jamie xx Coming Home by Leon Bridges Act of Tenderness by Cindy Lee Summertime '06 by Vince Staples The Original Faces by Helen Escape From Evil by Lower Dens Thank Your Lucky Stars by Beach House 100% Electronica by George Clanton

Idolator View full list

Art Angels by Grimes 25 by Adele Honeymoon by Lana Del Rey Wildheart by Miguel E-MO-TION by Carly Rae Jepsen Froot by Marina and the Diamonds Purpose by Justin Bieber The Desired Effect by Brandon Flowers Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd Cry Baby by Melanie Martinez

Loud and Quiet View full list

I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty Y Dydd Olaf by Gwenno To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter Goon by Tobias Jesso, Jr. Holding Hands With Jamie by Girl Band Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Summertime '06 by Vince Staples 1000 Days by Wand No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney

Loudwire View full list

Into the Wild Life by Halestorm The Pale Emperor by Marilyn Manson Dark Before Dawn by Breaking Benjamin Immortalized by Disturbed Sol Invictus by Faith No More Psychic Warfare by Clutch Threat to Survival by Shinedown Crooked Doors by Royal Thunder Purple by Baroness That's the Spirit by Bring Me the Horizon

The Music [Australia] View full list

Currents by Tame Impala Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Art Angels by Grimes I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful by Florence + The Machine In Colour by Jamie xx What Went Down by Foals The Magic Whip by Blur

musicOMH View full list

I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Divers by Joanna Newsom Vulnicura by Björk My Love Is Cool by Wolf Alice Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter The Magic Whip by Blur E-MO-TION by Carly Rae Jepsen Ones and Sixes by Low

No Ripcord View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty In Colour by Jamie xx Art Angels by Grimes No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney Divers by Joanna Newsom Currents by Tame Impala Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter

Noisey View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar DS2 by Future E-MO-TION by Carly Rae Jepsen In Colour by Jamie xx Art Angels by Grimes Integrity> by Jme Demo by G.L.O.S.S. Painted Shut by Hop Along Söngvar elds og óreiðu by Misþyrming Wildheart by Miguel

Okayplayer View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar The Epic by Kamasi Washington The Switch by Emily King Cherry Bomb by Tyler, the Creator B4.DA.$$ by Joey Badass Mr. Wonderful by Action Bronson But You Caint Use My Phone by Erykah Badu And After That, We Didn’t Talk by GoldLink Surf by Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment Seven Sundays by SiR

Pigeons and Planes View full list

Art Angels by Grimes To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar In Colour by Jamie xx Age of Transparency by Autre Ne Veut Currents by Tame Impala At.Long.Last.A$AP by A$AP Rocky DS2 by Future If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake Suffolk County by Cousin Stizz Honeymoon by Lana Del Rey

Pitchfork View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar In Colour by Jamie xx Art Angels by Grimes Summertime '06 by Vince Staples Currents by Tame Impala Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Black Messiah by D'Angelo Wildheart by Miguel Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett The Epic by Kamasi Washington

PopMatters View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty The Epic by Kamasi Washington Traveller by Chris Stapleton Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Garden of Delete by Oneohtrix Point Never Something More Than Free by Jason Isbell Summertime '06 by Vince Staples Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes

Pretty Much Amazing View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Black Messiah by D'Angelo Art Angels by Grimes Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens In Colour by Jamie xx Currents by Tame Impala Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty Surf by Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment E-MO-TION by Carly Rae Jepsen

Punknews (Staff consensus) View full list

Mutiny at Muscle Beach by Night Birds No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney War on Women by War on Women We Cool? by Jeff Rosenstock (tie) To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar (tie) No Closer to Heaven by The Wonder Years Constructs of State by Leftover Crack The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us by Beach Slang (tie) Tales From Wyoming by Teenage Bottlerocket (tie) Beat the Champ by The Mountain Goats

Punktastic View full list

No Closer to Heaven by The Wonder Years Blossom by Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes New Bermuda by Deafheaven Nonstop Feeling by Turnstile The Color Before the Sun by Coheed and Cambria Peripheral Vision by Turnover Are We All the Same Distance Apart by Crooks Dealer by Foxing Cold Walls/Cloudy Eyes by Hindsights I Feel Weird by Great Cynics

The Quietus View full list

Dark Energy by Jlin Zamknely sie oczy ziemi by Stara Rzeka From Kinshasa by Mbongwana Star f(x) by Carter Tutti Void Coin Coin Chapter Three by Matana Roberts Culture Of Volume by East India Youth Kahraba by EEK featuring Islam Chipsy Garden of Delete by Oneohtrix Point Never Music Complete by New Order Platform by Holly Herndon

Resident Advisor View full list

Elaenia by Floating Points Levon Vincent by Levon Vincent Dark Energy by Jlin Much Less Normal by LNRDCROY Vulnicura by Björk Talk From Home by Suzanne Kraft Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter The Hydrangeas Whisper by Boof Drippin' For A Tripp (Tripp-A-Dubb-Mix) by DJ Sotofett Hunch Music by Hunee

Slant View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett Art Angels by Grimes Summertime '06 by Vince Staples I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty Wildheart by Miguel Ratchet by Shamir The Most Lamentable Tragedy by Titus Andronicus Complicated Game by James McMurtry The Epic by Kamasi Washington

Spin View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett In Colour by Jamie xx Currents by Tame Impala Summertime '06 by Vince Staples Ivy Tripp by Waxahatchee Fading Frontier by Deerhunter Pageant Material by Kacey Musgraves Ratchet by Shamir Beach Music by Alex G

Sputnikmusic View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Art Angels by Grimes Act IV- Rebirth in Reprise by The Dear Hunter Viet Cong by Viet Cong Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney In Colour by Jamie xx Departure Songs by We Lost the Sea Instant Gratification by Dance Gavin Dance

Stashed View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd Dark Sky Paradise by Big Sean Purpose by Justin Bieber If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake SremmLife by Rae Sremmurd DS2 by Future Tetsuo & Youth by Lupe Fiasco Ego Death by The Internet 25 by Adele

State [Ireland] View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar In Colour by Jamie xx Currents by Tame Impala The Magic Whip by Blur I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty Art Angels by Grimes Holding Hands With Jamie by Girl Band Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Hairless Toys by Roisin Murphy No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney

Stereogum View full list

Art Angels by Grimes To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar E-MO-TION by Carly Rae Jepsen Summertime '06 by Vince Staples Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett Painted Shut by Hop Along I Want to Grow Up by Colleen Green Simple Songs by Jim O'Rourke New Bermuda by Deafheaven

Textura View full list

Rocks & Straws by Anneli Drecker Render by Roomful of Teeth Heritage/Evolution, Volume 1 by PRISM Quartet Be Life by Anne Garner The Thompson Fields by Maria Schneider Unremembered by Sarah Kirkland Snider Renewed Brilliance by The Balustrade Ensemble A Billie Holiday Songbook by Lara Downes Transcendence by Tania Giannouli Ensemble The Sparkle In Our Flaws by Chantal Acda

Thump View full list

Platform by Holly Herndon Garden of Delete by Oneohtrix Point Never Art Angels by Grimes Lantern by Hudson Mohawke Elaenia by Floating Points In Colour by Jamie xx Vulnicura by Björk Foam Garden by Darkstar Dark Energy by Jlin Nothing by Kode9

Tiny Mix Tapes View full list

Mutant by Arca Barter 6 by Young Thug Skid Row by James Ferraro To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar Garden of Delete by Oneohtrix Point Never American Drift by Elysia Crampton Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens DS2 by Future Vulnicura by Björk Product by Sophie

Treble View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar New Bermuda by Deafheaven Black Messiah by D'Angelo Summertime '06 by Vince Staples Algiers by Algiers No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett In Colour by Jamie xx Garden of Delete by Oneohtrix Point Never

Ultimate Classic Rock View full list

Perfectamundo by Billy Gibbons and The BFG's Book of Souls by Iron Maiden Rattle That Lock by David Gilmour Def Leppard by Def Leppard Crosseyed Heart by Keith Richards Bad Magic by Motorhead Cass County by Don Henley Monsanto Years by Neil Young Hollywood Vampires by Hollywood Vampires Shadows in the Night by Bob Dylan

Vulture View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar In Colour by Jamie xx Apocalypse, girl by Jenny Hval Currents by Tame Impala Art Angels by Grimes E-MO-TION by Carly Rae Jepsen Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü by Jack Ü Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens Predatory Headlights by Tenement If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake

XLR8R View full list

Vin Ploile by Petre Inspirescu Elaenia by Floating Points Levon Vincent by Levon Vincent Sleepstep (Sonar Poems For My Sleepless Friends) by Dasha Rush Safe in Harbour by Vilod Fabric 84 by Mathew Jonson DJ Kicks by DJ Koze Homesick by Matrixxman I Want to Believe by Project Pablo What's a Girl to Do by Fatima Yamaha

XXL View full list

To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar The Incredible True Story by Logic Twelve Reasons to Die II by Ghostface Killah Rodeo by Travis Scott I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside by Earl Sweatshirt Summertime '06 by Vince Staples The Documentary 2 by The Game DS2 by Future What a Time to Be Alive by Drake and Future If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake

Yahoo! Music View full list