Metacritic/EOY Aggregate: 2025 New Compilations of Old/Various Music: Other (Mostly Pop/Rock, or Unknown)

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Sub-Lists

Some breakdowns by genre:

Ranking

  1. Hüsker Dü: 1985: The Miracle Year (Numero Group) {17}: DW:*, EWi:15, PO:5*; am:*, am_z:+, xwb:++ -- RX:A-, TH:*
  2. Bruce Springsteen: Tracks II: The Lost Albums (Sony) {17}: AD:*, Cl:*, ClR:*, IT:*, LAT:22, Mj:*, Pf:*, RC:*, RS:*, T:6, U:*, Up_sh:+; am:*, am_z:+, sl:+ -- A:90/10
  3. Bob Dylan: Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: 1956-1963 (Columbia/Legacy) {12}: AD:*, Cl:*, ClR:*, Ex:*, Mj:*, P:*, PO:*, RC:*, RS:*, U:*, XSN:*; xwb:+ -- A:91/10
  4. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Columbia) {11}: Cl:*, IT:*, LW:*, Mj:*, PM:*, Prg:*, RC:*, RS:*, SC:*, U:*, UR:* -- A:94/12
  5. Neil Young: Oceanside Countryside (1977, Reprise) {11}: ClR:*, IT:*, Mj:*, MO:*, T:*, TN:*U:*; vu:+ -- A:75/11, TH:***
  6. Wilco: A Ghost Is Born [Expanded Edition] (Nonesuch) {9}: ClR:*, Mj:*, Pf:*, PM:*, RC:*, SC:*, U:*; am:*, xwb:+ -- A:87/8
  7. Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left (Island) {8}: LBF:*, Mj:*, Pf:*, PM:*, RC:*, SC:*; am:*, am_z:+ -- A:95/7
  8. John Fogerty: Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years [John's Version] (Concord) {7}: ClR:*, Mj:68*, PM:*, RC:*, Sp:*, U:* -- A:80/7
  9. Hot Chip: Joy in Repetition (Domino) {7}: Cl:*, GTV:*, Pf:*, RC:*, U:* -- A:80/7, TH:**
  10. SZA: SOS Deluxe: Lana (Top Dawg/RCA -24) {7}: Cmp:15, LAT:2; bb_r:13 -- A:[80/4]
  11. The Bitter Ends: The Bitter Ends (Trouble in River City) {6}: PO:*; xjdc:* -- TH:A-
  12. Buckingham Nicks: Buckingham Nicks (Rhino) {6}: ClR:*, Mj:*, RS:*; am:*, am_z:+, xwb:+ -- A:82/5
  13. Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska '82 [Expanded Edition] (Columbia) {6}: Cl:*, FO:*, LBF:*, Mj:*, Pf:*, U:* -- A:80/8
  14. X-Cetra: Summer 2000 [Y2K 25th Anniversary Edition] (2000, Numero Group) {6}: DW:** -- TH:A-
  15. Pink Floyd: Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII (1972, Columbia) {5}: Mj:*, Prg:*; am:*, am_z:+ -- A:87/3, TH:*
  16. PinkPantheress: Fancy Some More? (Warner) {5}: Cmp_U:4; vu:9 -- A:69/3
  17. Radiohead: Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) (XL) {5}: Pf:*, RS:*, U:*; am:*, am_z:+ -- A:80/4
  18. Talking Heads: More Songs About Buildings and Food [Super Deluxe Edition] (Rhino) {5}: ClR:*, Mj:*, RS:*; am:*, am_z:+ -- A:82/5
  19. David Bowie: I Can't Give Everything Away (2002-2016) (Parlophone) {4}: ClR:*, Mj:*, RC:*, U:* -- A:83/4
  20. John Lennon & Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band: Power to the People: Live at the One to One Concert (1972, Universal) {4}: Mj:*, RS:* -- A:67/5, TH:**
  21. Mazinga: Chinese Democracy Manifest: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Rubber Wolf?) {4}: PO:* -- TH:***
  22. The Replacements: Let It Be [Deluxe Edition] (RHino) {4}: PO:*; am:*, am_z:+, xwb:+
  23. Marshall Crenshaw: From the Hellhole (2012-16, Yep Roc) {3}: AAJ:* -- RX:**, TH:B-
  24. Drop Nineteens: 1991 (Wharf Cat) {3}: BPM:*; am:*, am_z:+ -- A:78/4
  25. Dub Syndicate: Out Here on the Perimeter (1989-1996) (On-U Sound) {3}: GTV:*; am:*, am_z:+ -- A:90/2
  26. Hüsker Dü: Jan. 30, First Ave Pt. 1 (1985, Numero Group -EP) {3}: PO:* -- TH:**
  27. Doc Pomus: You Can't Hip a Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos (1947-90, Omnivore -6CD) {3}: JC_r:+; am:*, am_z:+
  28. Rilo Kiley: That's How We Choose to Remember It (Saddle Creek) {3}: tl_r:1
  29. Rush: Rush 50 () {3}: ClR:*, RS:*; am:* -- A:93/3
  30. Salem 66: Salt (Don Giovanni) {3}: Bc:+; am:*, am_z:+
  31. Sly & the Family Stone: Sly Lives! (Aka the Burden of Black Genius) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (1967-73, Sony/Legacy) {3}: am:* -- A:80/1, TH:**
  32. Patti Smith: Horses [50th Anniversary Edition] (Legacy) {3}: Mj:*, U:*; xwb:+ -- A:95/2
  33. Leon Thomas III: Mutt Deluxe: Heel (Ezmny) {3}: bb_r:11, cos:+, hpo:+
  34. Democracy Forward (Bitter Southerner) {3}: BS:20, PO:*
  35. ~ZZZ: Going Out of My Head: Adventures on the Indie Dancefloor 1995-1999 (Cherry Red) {3}: Sp:*; am:*, am_z:+ -- A:85/2
  36. Art Brut: Sorry, That It Doesn't Sound Like It's Planned! Battling Satan 2009-2020 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  37. Bloc Party: Silent Alarm [20th Anniversary Edition] () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  38. Petula Clark: Solitude & Sunshine: The Songs of Rod McKuen () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  39. Frankie Cosmos: Different Talking (Sub Pop) {2}: Mj:*; am:* -- A:74/9
  40. Julee Cruise: Fall_Float_Love: Works 1989-1993 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  41. Jackie DeShannon: Love Forever: Demo Recordings 1966-1968 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  42. K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas: The Blue Album () {2}: xde:4
  43. Jack Frost: As Seen on TV () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  44. Galaxie 500: CBGB 12.13.88 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  45. Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway [Deluxe Edition] (Rhino) {2}: LBF:*, Mj:* -- A:90/2
  46. Goldfrapp: Supernature [20th Anniversary Edition] () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  47. Green Day: Warning: 25 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  48. Woody Guthrie: Woody at Home: Vol 1 + 2 (1951-52, Shamus) {2}: PO:* -- TH:*
  49. Bruce Haack: This Old Man (1975, Shimmy Disc) {2}: -- am:*, am_z:+
  50. Nick Heyward: The Epic & Creation Years 1993-1998 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  51. Daniel Johnston: Love Lives Forever [BBC Sessions 2003-2011] () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  52. Kreidler: Early Recordings 1994-95 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  53. John Lennon & Yoko Ono & Plastic Ono Band: Power to the People [Deluxe Box Set] (Universal) {2}: Mj:*, Sp:* -- A:90/2
  54. Metronomy: Greatest Hits (Because) {2}: am:*, am_z:+ -- A:90/1
  55. The Monkees: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. [Super Deluxe Edition] () {2}: -- am:*, am_z:+
  56. Morphine: Bootleg Detroit [Deluxe Edition] (1994, Rykodisc/Rhino) {2}: -- TH:**
  57. Kinloch Nelson: Waiting: More Recordings, 1968-1976 (Tompkins Square) {2}: -- TH:**
  58. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Perfect Right Now: A Slumberland Collection 2008-2010 (Slumberland) {2}: Sp:*; am:* -- A:77/3
  59. Pale Fountains: The Complete Virgin Years () {2}: am:* -- am_z:+
  60. Lee "Scratch" Perry: Crucial Cuts From the Heart of the Ark [1973-78] () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  61. Elvis Presley: Sunset Boulevard (RCA) {2}: tl_r:3
  62. Q. Lazzarus: Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  63. The Reds, Pinks and Purples: The Past Is a Garden I Never Fed (Fire) {2}: LW:31* -- A:80/2
  64. Neil Sedaka: Sedaka's Back (Neil Sedaka Music) {2}: tl_r:2
  65. Sly & the Family Stone: The First Family: Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967 (High Moon) {2}: Mj:*, RC:* -- A:75/6, TH:B
  66. Squarepusher: Stereotype (1994, Warp) {2}: -- am:*, am_z:+
  67. Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell [10th Anniversary Edition] (Asthmatic Kitty) {2}: Mj:*, U:* -- A:95/2
  68. Swing Out Sister: Certain Shades of Limelight () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  69. Sylvester: Step II [Deluxe Edition] () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  70. Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell: Present Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited: Live at Lockn' (2015, Fantasy) {2}: ClR:*, Sp:* -- A:95/2
  71. Tsar: The Drugboy Tapes () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  72. KT Tunstall: Eye to the Telescope: Stargazer Edition () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  73. Dwight Twilley: Scuba Divers [Blueprint Edition] () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  74. Vazz: Your Lungs and Your Tongues (1986, Numero Group) {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  75. Dionne Warwick: Make It Easy on Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  76. Jimmy Webb: A Life in Words & Music () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  77. Xmal Deutschland: Gift: The 4AD Years () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  78. Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep (1974, Zappa/UMe) {2}: JC_r:+; vrg:+
  79. All the Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  80. All Things Bright and Beautiful: The UK Pop Explosion 1967-1969 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  81. Bob Stanley Presents Chip Shop Pop: The Sound of Denmark Street 1970-1975 () {2}: am:*, am_k:+
  82. Budots World: 3-Hit Combo! (Eastern Margins) {2}: vce:2
  83. Burn It Up: The Rise of British Dance Music 1986-1991 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  84. C92 (Cherry Red) {2}: am:*, am_z:+ -- A:80/1
  85. Disco Discharge Presents More Sin: Box of Sin 2 (Demon Music Group/Edsel) {2}: am:*, am_z:+ -- A:80/1
  86. Disk Musik: A DD. Records Compilation (Phantom Limb) {2}: Bc:++
  87. Electric Junk: Deutsche Rock, Psych and Kosmische 1970-1978 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  88. I Wanna Be a Teen Again: American Power Pop 1980-1989 () {2}: am:*, am_k:+
  89. Jingle Jangle Morning (The 1960's US Folk Rock Explosion) {2}: tl_r:4
  90. Joe Meek: A Curious Mind - Outer Space! Horror! Death Discs! The Wild West! Demos! () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  91. Safe in My Garden: American Pop in the Shadows 1967-1972 () {2}: am:*, am_k:+
  92. Soul 66: From the Vaults of Atlantic, Atco, Calla, Loma, Reprise, Roulette, Stax, Volt and Warner Bros () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  93. Young and Wild: A Decade of American Glam Metal 1982-1992 () {2}: am:*, am_z:+
  94. Bar-B-Q Killers: Part 1: The Last Shit (Chunklet Industries -EP) {1}: PO:* -- TH:B
  95. Jeff Bridges: Slow Magic, 1977-1978 (Light in the Attic) {1}: FO:* -- A:70/4
  96. Gene Clark & Carla Olson: So Rebellious a Lover (1987, Sunset Blvd) {1}: AAJ:*
  97. Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms [40th Anniversary] (Mercury) {1}: Mj:* -- A:80/1
  98. English Teacher: This Could Be a Remix Album (Island) {1}: -- A:80/1
  99. Allen Ginsberg: The Complete Songs of Innocence and Experience (1970-71, Omnivore) {1}: -- JC_r:+
  100. Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead (Republic) {1}: RS:* -- A:80/1
  101. Grateful Dead: Blues for Allah [50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] (Rhino) {1}: UR:* -- A:80/1
  102. Grateful Dead: Dick's Picks Volume 53 (1976, Grateful Dead -3CD) {1}: TN:*
  103. Grateful Dead: To Terrapin: Hartford '77 (Grateful Dead) {1}: TN:*
  104. Margo Guryan: 28 Demos (Numero Group) {1}: am:8 -- A:80/1
  105. Hüsker Dü: Nov. 3, Salt Lake City (Numero Group -EP) {1}: -- TH:*
  106. Jade: That's Showbiz Baby! The Encore (Sony Music UK) {1}: Cl:59* -- A:80/1
  107. Carly Rae Jepsen: E•mo•tion [10th Anniversar Edition] (School Boy/Interscope/604) {1}: Pf:* -- A:84/1
  108. Madonna: Veronica Electronica (1998, Warner) {1}: MO:*
  109. Jeannie Piersol: The Nest (High Moon) {1}: TN:*
  110. Public Service Broadcasting: Night Flight - The Last Flight Remixes (SO) {1}: RC:* -- A:80/1
  111. Rumer & Redtenbacher's Funkestra: In Session (Ciancia Management) {1}: am:* -- A:80/1
  112. The Sex Pistols: Live in the U.S.A. South East Music Hall, Atlanta, January 5th, 1978 (UME) {1}: PO:*
  113. Small Faces: Greatest Hits: The Immediate Years (Charly) {1}: TN:*
  114. Cat Stevens: Cat on the Road to Findout (UMe) {1}: Mj:* -- A:80/1
  115. X Ambassadors: VHS(X) (Nyle) {1}: Sp:* -- A:90/1
  116. Yo La Tengo: Old Joy (2006, Mississippi -EP) {1}: -- TH:*
  117. Neil Young: Tonight's the Night [50th Anniversary Limited Edition] (Reprise) {1}: xwb:+
  118. Digital Ngoma Vol. 2 (Kayamba) {1}: vce:6
  119. Get Ready for the Countdown: Mod, Brit Soul, R&B & Freakbeat Nuggets () {1}: am:* -- A:80/1
  120. Love Train: The Gamble and Huff Songbook () {1}: xjdc:*
  121. Middle Earth: The Soundtrack of London's Legendary Psychedelic Club 1967-1969 () {1}: am:* -- A:80/1
  122. Motor City Is Burning: A Michigan Anthology 1965-1972 () {1}: am:* -- A:80/1
  123. Não Estragou Nada (Principe) {1}: -- vce:8
  124. Sons Del Badiu (Bahn) {1}: YW:59