Year-end picks, deep dives and starting points.
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.