Year-end picks, deep dives and starting points.
Our ten albums of 1999, chosen in 2026: the Flaming Lips on top, then the Magnetic Fields, Fiona Apple and Mos Def, with Moby, the Roots and Tom Waits further down.
The first page of our 2014 countdown, rebuilt in 2026: Ought, Wild Beasts and Alvvays lead it, and Army Navy's The Wilderness Inside stays at 68.
Our top ten albums of 2016, rebuilt in 2026: Frank Ocean on top, then David Bowie, Solange and Angel Olsen, with Radiohead, Mitski and Anohni further down.
Ranks 70 to 56 of our 2013 countdown, rebuilt in 2026: Polvo's Siberia keeps its place at 69, among Waxahatchee, Yo La Tengo, Superchunk and Volcano Choir.
Our 100 albums of 2017, rebuilt in 2026: Kendrick Lamar, SZA and Perfume Genius on top, and the positions cited elsewhere kept where they were.
Our 50 albums of 2018, rebuilt in 2026: Parquet Courts still on top, Mitski, Low and Snail Mail close behind, and the positions cited elsewhere kept in place.
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