Any Decent Music compiles rankings from websites, newspapers and magazines. It awards 50 points to each source’s No. 1 album, 49 to the No.2 and so on. Its sources as of today are Q, Pitchfork, Slant, Consequence of Sound, Pop Matters, Loud And Quiet, Crack, Uncut, The Skinny, Rolling Stone, The Quietus, Paste and Mojo.
(FWIW, I also do a personal Top 50. I have only 12 of these in my list).
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
- Lana Del Rey - Norman F------ Rockwell!
- Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
- FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
- Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
- Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
- Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
- Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
- Brittany Howard - Jaime
- Tyler, the Creator - IGOR
- Billie Eilish - When We Fall Asleep. Where Do We Go?
- Solange - When I Get Home
- Lizzo - Cuz I Love You
- Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
- Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel
- Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!
- Little Simz - GREY Area
- Julia Jacklin - Crushing
- Jenny Lewis - On the Line
- The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce…
- Jenny Hval** - The Practice of Love
- Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
- Aldous Harding - Designer
- Bon Iver - i,i
- Bill Callahan - Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
- black midi - schlagenheim
- slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain
- Dave - Psychodrama
- Big Thief - Two Hands
- Ariana Grande - thank u, next
- Fat White Family - Serfs Up!
- Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
- Richard Dawson - 2020
- Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
- Kim Gordon - No Home Record
- The Nationa - I Am Easy to Find
- Hot Chip - A Bath Full of Ecstasy
- Thom Yorke - ANIMA
- Jessica Pratt - Quiet Signs
- Cate Le Bon - Reward
- Holly Herndon - PROTO
- These New Puritans - Inside the Rose
- Kano - Hoodies All Summer
- Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated
- Sleaford Mods - Eton Alive
- The Highwomen - The Highwomen
- Joan Shelley - Like The River Loves The Sea
- Sturgill Simpson - Sound & Fury
- Faye Webster - Atlanta Millionaires Club
- JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs