Τα άλμπουμ που ξεχώρισε ο διεθνής τύπος για την χρονιά που φεύγει:

Pitchfork

1. Lana Del Rey: Norman Fucking Rockwell!
2. FKA twigs: MAGDALENE
3. Tyler, the Creator: IGOR
4. Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising
5. Angel Olsen: All Mirrors
6. Big Thief: U.F.O.F.
7. Vampire Weekend: Father of the Bride
8. Bon Iver: i,i
9. Big Thief: Two Hands
10. Solange: When I Get Home

Stereogum

1. Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell! (Polydor / Interscope)
2. Angel Olsen – All Mirrors (Jagjaguwar)
3. Purple Mountains – Purple Mountains (Drag City)
4. Big Thief – U.F.O.F. (4AD)
5. Vampire Weekend – Father Of The Bride (Columbia)
6. (Sandy) Alex G – House Of Sugar (Domino)
7. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Ghosteen (Ghosteen Ltd)
8. Great Grandpa – Four Of Arrows (Double Double Whammy)
9. billy woods & Kenny Segal – Hiding Places (Backwoodz Studioz)
10. Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel (Partisan)

Uncut

1. WEYES BLOOD – Titanic Rising
2. NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS – Ghosteen
3. PURPLE MOUNTAINS – Purple Mountains
4. THE COMET IS COMING – Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery
5. LANA DEL REY – Norman Fucking Rockwell
6. JOAN SHELLEY – Like The River Loves The Sea
7. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Western Stars
8. BILL CALLAHAN – Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest
9.  BIG THIEF – UFOF
10. WILCO – Ode To Joy

The Guardian

1. Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell!
2. Dave – Psychodrama
3. Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go
4.  Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow
5. Tyler, the Creator – Igor
6. Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
7. FKA twigs – Magdalene
8. Nick Cave – Ghosteen
9. Slowthai – Nothing Great About Britain
10. Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising

Nme

1.Billie Eilish, ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’
2. Tyler, The Creator, ‘Igor’
3. Lana Del Rey, ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell’
4. Slowthai, ‘Nothing Great About Britain’
5. Little Simz, ‘Grey Area’
6. FKA Twigs, ‘MAGDALENE’
7. Fontaines DC, ‘Dogrel’
8. Michael Kiwanuka, ‘KIWANUKA’
9. Weyes Blood, ‘Titanic Rising’
10. Clairo, ‘Immunity’

Spin

1. Big Thief – Two Hands
2. Purple Mountains – Purple Mountains
3. Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell!
4. Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
5. FKA twigs – Magdalene
6. Freddie Gibbs / Madlib – Bandana
7. Bill Orcutt – Odds Against Tomorrow
8. Mdou Moctar – Ilana: The Creator
9. Black Midi – Schlagenheim
10. Ras G – Dance of the Cosmos

Rollingstone

1. Taylor Swift, ‘Lover’
2. Lana Del Rey, ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell!’
3. Mannequin Pussy, ‘Patience’
4. Harry Styles, ‘Fine Line’
5. Lizzo, ‘Cuz I Love You’
6. Palehound, ‘Black Friday’
7. FKA Twigs, ‘Magdalene’
8. Sharon Van Etten, ‘Remind Me Tomorrow’
9. The Hold Steady, ‘Thrashing Thru the Passion’
10. Patio, ‘Essentials’

Billboard

1. Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next
2. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
3.  Taylor Swift, Lover
4.  Lizzo, Cuz I Love You
5. Maggie Rogers, Heard It in a Past Life
6. Lana Del Rey, Norman F–king Rockwell
7. Tyler, the Creator, IGOR
8. The Highwomen, The Highwomen
9. DaBaby, Kirk
10. J Balvin & Bad Bunny, Oasis

BBC

1. Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell!
2. Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
3. Tyler , The Creator  Igor
4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Ghosteen
5. FKA Twigs – Magdalene
6. Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising
7. Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
8. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next
9. Lizzo Cuz – I Love You
10. Brittany – Howard Jaime

Independent

1. Aldous Harding – Designer
2. Lana Del Rey – Norman F***ing Rockwell!
3. Little Simz – GREY Area
4. Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars
5. Big Thief – Two Hands
6. Tyler, the Creator – IGOR
7. Nick Cave – Ghosteen
8. James Blake – Assume Form
9. Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising
10. Dave – Psychodrama

Time

1.FKA twigs, Magdalene
2. Solange, When I Get Home
3. Big Thief, U.F.O.F.
4. Lana Del Rey, Norman Fucking
5. Billy Woods and Kenny Segal, Hiding Places
6. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
7. Bon Iver, i,i
8. King Princess, Cheap Queen
9. Joe Armon-Jones, Turn to Clear View
10. James Blake, Assume Form

The Wire

1. 75 Dollar Bill – I Was Real
2. Angel Bat Dawid – The Oracle
3. The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – We Are On The Edge (A 50th Anniversary Celebration)
4.  Moor Mother – Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes
5. Morton Feldman/Philip Thomas – Morton Feldman Piano
6. Klein – Lifetime
7. Kali Malone – The Sacrificial Code
8. People Like Us – The Mirror
9. Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society – Mandatory Reality
10. Sunn 0))) – Life Metal

Vulture

1. Wilco, Ode to Joy
2. Solange, When I Get Home
3. Vampire Weekend, Father of the Bride
4. FKA Twigs, Magdalene
5. Brittany Howard, Jaime
6. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Bandana
7. Lana Del Rey, Norman Fucking Rockwell
8. The Highwomen, The Highwomen
9. Sturgill Simpson, Sound & Fury
10. Griselda Records, W.W.C.D.

Npr

1. Brittany Howard – Jaime
2. Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
3. Raphael Saadiq – Jimmy Lee
4. Solange – When I Get Home
5. Aldous Harding – Designer
6. Sharon Van Etten  – Remind Me Tomorrow
7. Caroline Shaw / Attacca Quartet – Orange
8. Lankum – The Livelong Day
9. billy woods & Kenny Segal – Hiding Places
10. Jenny Hval – The Practice Of Love