2014 Metafile Legend

Two data files, meta.txt and rmeta.txt, the former for new releases, the latter for reissues, compilations, vault music. Fields separated by '|':

1. Points: Make does a numeric sort on this field as first key.
2. Artist: Last name '_' first name, such that make can do an alpha sort on this as second key.
3. Title: Album title.
4. Label: Label; may be preceded by dates (e.g., 1972 or 1972-74) and comma; may be followed by format (e.g., EP, or 2CD).
5. Release date: Written as MM-DD, including '0' to pad to two digits. "-2013" indicates a 2013 release date.
6. Flags: Used to specify genre, also whether I have heard the record. More than one may be set:
   • 1: I own a hard copy of the album (could be CDR).
   • 2: I've heard the record from a streaming or download source.
   • B: Blues/Gospel.
   • C: Country/Americana/Folk
   • E: Electronica.
   • H: Hip-Hop/Rap/R&B.
   • J: Jazz.
   • L: Latin.
   • M: Metal.
   • W: World.
7. Data: Multiple segments, each separated by comma (','), preferably sorted alphabetically. Each segment consists of a key (alpha abbreviation), optionally followed by colon (':') and a number, which is the rank position of the record on the list, or a plus ('+'), which indicates an extra point. The keys are listed in the legend data file (legend-data.txt). Lists may be counted differently, depending on a weighting assigned to the list. It should be possible to generate, or check, points from data. One more quirk: '*' indicates a tie, often a case where the list combined two or more albums in a single slot.
8. Comment: Anything else considered a comment. These appear in the output, but aren't counted.

The legend-data.txt file also consists of fields separated by '|'. They are:

1. Key: The key for the list, used in data above.
2. Type: How the list is counted, if any rank in the list gets more than one point: empty means everything gets one point; extra points are noted by the cutoff rank, with comma separating each tier -- e.g., "20,1" gives 2 points to everything ≥ 20 except 3 points ≥ 1.
3. Name: The plain name for the list.
4. URL: Where to find the list (often just the top of the list.
5. Alt URL: An alternate (unofficial) source for the list (often these are easier to work with than the actual URL.)
6. Comment: Any additional comments. Within this the following subfields (comma-separated) are noted:
   • A:#-#-#: Album of the Year The Highest Rated Albums of 2014; first number is rank; second is critics rating, third number of reviews [707 albums]. By the way, they also have 50 genre lists, including 11 variants of electronica that I can't begin to distinguish, but no jazz or world.
   • Ac:#: Acclaimed Music consensus ranking [1..100, based on an ilxor post]; for some reason I've never been able to find the spreadsheets they track polls with.
   • BB:#: Billboard 200 Year End, excluding anything released before 2014 (e.g., Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon) except for 2013 releases already on the list (e.g., Beyonce: Beyonce).
   • Mc:#: Metacritic.com average score (currently everything 72+).
   • OC:#: Official Charts Company: top 40 biggest selling albums in UK.
   • V:#-#-#: Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll; the three numbers are finish order, points, votes.
   • TH:# My own (Tom Hull's) letter grade (1-3 stars are subdivisions of B+).

Some general guidelines on which lists were counted (and which not):

• Where separate "international" and "national" lists are provided, only "international" is counted. Similarly, "local" (state or city) lists are not counted.
• Most genre lists are counted, except classical, soundtracks, Christian. I have virtually no interest in metal but have almost always counted metal lists. If the genre list is separate from a general list, the former are unranked and each redundant mention adds a point.
• Honorable mentions or unranked extras added to lists are generally counted, without rank numbers.
• Format-specific lists (e.g., EPs, mixtapes) are ignored. EPs occurring in general lists are counted, but singles are generally not.
• Don't bother with lists that are aggregates of other lists, figuring they're just approximations of this aggregate. Also don't bother with reader polls (although I make a couple exceptions).

Lists

The following lists have been counted:

1. [ABC] ABC News (Alan Raible) (50,20,1) [link]
2. [AbP] Absolute Punk (30,15,1) [link] [ref link]
3. [Abt] About: Bill Lamb (pop) (21,10,1) [link]
4. [ACL] A Closer Listen (20,10,1) -- ilxor, + experimental
5. [ADM] Any Decent Music? (50,20,1) [link] -- readers poll; note: their critics poll is an aggregate of other polls
6. [Af] Aftenposten [Norway] (10,1) [ref link]
7. [AJC] Atlanta Journal Constitution (David O'Brien) (50,20,1) [link] -- + HM
8. [Amb] Amoeba Records (50,20,1) [link] -- + 10 more worthwhile spins
9. [AP] Alternative Press (10,1) [link]
10. [Aq] Antiquiet (30,15,1) [link] [ref link]
11. [AR] Agit Reader (10,1) [link] -- + reissues (10)
12. [AS] American Songwriter (50,20,1) [ref link]
13. [ATH] Austin Town Hall (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
14. [Au] Austin360 (Eric Webb) (50,20,1) [link]
15. [AUK] Amazon [UK] (100,20,1) [link]
16. [AV] AV Club (20,10,1) [link] [ref link]
17. [Az] Amazon (50,20,1) [link]
18. [BAj] Burning Ambulance jazz] (25,10,1) -- ilxor
19. [BAm] Burning Ambulance metal (25,10,1) -- ilxor
20. [BB] Billboard (10,1) [link] -- + country, electronic, k-pop, latin, rap, r&b
21. [BBC] BBC Radio 6 (15,10,1) [link]
22. [BC] Baltimore City Paper (Brandon Soderberg) (50,20,1) [link] -- reissues, country, heavy music, jazz and blues, avant-garde, indie; nb: early ilxor list counted, supplanted by longer Soderberg list
23. [BDC] Bozeman Daily Chronicle (Rachel Hergett) (50,20,1) [link]
24. [BF] Beardfood (30,15,1) [link] [ref link]
25. [BG] Basement Galaxy (20,10,1) [link] -- + HM, reissues
26. [BGM] Bearded Gentlemen Music (107,20,1) [link] -- + reissues
27. [Bk] Boomkat (100,20,1) [link]
28. [Bl] Blurt (102,20,1) [link] -- article is stingy with numbers past 10, so they've been assigned in order; + archival
29. [Blp] Bleep (10,1) [link] -- ilxor; 10 reissues
30. [Blz] Blitz [Portugal] (50,20,1) [ref link] -- international albums
31. [BOC] Break on a Cloud (25,10,1) [link]
32. [BRR] Blues Rock Review (20,10,1) [link] [ref link]
33. [BS] The Bitter Southerner (25,10,1) [link]
34. [BU] Blow Up [Italy] (10,1) [ref link]
35. [BW] Bird Is the Worm (20,10,1) [link]
36. [Bz] Buzz (50,20,1) [link]
37. [CD] Captain's Dead (20,10,1) [link]
38. [CE] Chuck Eddy (100,20,1) -- posted on facebook
39. [Cl] Clash [UK] (40,20,1) [link] [ref link]
40. [CM] Chris Monsen (Perfect Sounds) (72,20,1) [link] -- separate jazz list previously counted
41. [CMJ] CMJ (30,15,1) [link] [ref link]
42. [Com] Complex (50,20,1) [ref link]
43. [Cos] Cosmopolitan (20,10,1) [link] -- ilxor
44. [CR] Classic Rock [UK] (50,20,1) [ref link]
45. [Crk] Crack (100,20,1) [link]
46. [Crv] CraveOnline (20,10,1) [ref link]
47. [CS] Consequence of Sound (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
48. [CT] Chicago Tribune (Greg Kot) (20,10,1) [link]
49. [CW] Christopher Weingarten (1000 Times Yes) (100,20,1) [link]
50. [D] Decibel (40,10,1) [ref link]
51. [DA] Dumbing of America (Todd) (40,20,1) [link]
52. [DAD] Do Androids Dance? (20,10,1) [link]
53. [Dag] 20 (40) [link] [ref link]
54. [DB] DownBeat () -- tiered (5, 4.5-star), 5-star counts as 2; 4-star list is very long
55. [DC] Dazed & Confused (20,10,1) [link] [ref link]
56. [Dg] Dagbladet [Norway] (20,10,1) [ref link] -- international; also counted national
57. [DIY] DIY Magazine (100,20,1) [link] -- list of artists, not albums, so mapped onto highest albums for each artist (where there is one)
58. [DJ] Double J [Australia] (50,20,1) [ref link]
59. [DJM] DJMag [Canada] (20,10,1) -- ilxor
60. [Dr] Drift Record Shop [UK] (100,20,1) [link] [ref link]
61. [DS] Drowned in Sound (101,20,1) [ref link] -- + debut albums (20), comps (10)
62. [DSp] Digital Spy (30,15,1) [ref link]
63. [Du] Dummy (20,10,1) [link]
64. [DV] De Volkskrant [Netherlands] (50,20,1) [ref link] -- list includes classical (filtered out)
65. [DW] Dan Weiss (Dan Ex Machina) (67,20,1) -- EW
66. [Eb] Earbuddy (100,20,1) [link] [ref link]
67. [Em] 20,1 (50) [link] [ref link]
68. [ER] Electronic Rumors (20,10,1) [link]
69. [EW] Entertainment Weekly (10,1)
70. [Ex] Exclaim [Canada] (20,10,1) -- pop/rock counted as ranked; also counted: comedy, country/folk/blues, electronic, hip-hop, metal/hardcore, reissues, soul/r&b
71. [Fa] Fact (50,20,1) [link] [ref link] -- 20 reissues
72. [FF] 5:4 (Simon Cummings) (40,20,1) [link]
73. [FK] The Finest Kiss (40,20,1) [link]
74. [FL] Faster Louder [Australia] (50,20,1) [ref link]
75. [FM] Farce the Music (20,10,1) [link]
76. [FN] The Fire Note (50,20,1) [link]
77. [FOF] The 405 [UK] (30,15,1) [link] [ref link]
78. [Fp] Fopp [UK] (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
79. [FR] fRoots (20,10,1) [link] -- + HM, reissues
80. [Fu] Fuse (40,20,1) [link]
81. [Fw] Flavorwire (30,15,1) [link] [ref link]
82. [FWb] Free Williamsburg (25,10,1) [link]
83. [G] Guardian [UK] (40,20,1) [ref link]
84. [GD] Dangerous Minds: Graham Duff (30,15,1) [link] -- + HM
85. [GfD] Gaffa [Denmark] (30,15,1) [link] [ref link]
86. [GfS] Gaffa [Sweden] (30,15,1) [link] [ref link]
87. [Gig] Gigwise (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
88. [Gl] Glide (45) [link] [ref link] -- top 20 unranked {Gl:+} + 25 HM unranked {Gl}
89. [Gr] Grantland (Steven Hyden) (40,20,1) [link]
90. [GTV] God Is in the TV (50,20,1) [ref link] -- currently [11.50]
91. [GvB] Gorilla vs. Bear (35,15,1) [link] [ref link]
92. [GW] Guitar World (51,20,1) [link] [ref link]
93. [HE] Higher Ed Music Critics (50,20,1) [link]
94. [HF] HitFix (Katie Nasty) (50,20,1) [link]
95. [HHR] Hip Hop Is Read (25,10,1) [link]
96. [HHW] Hip Hop Wired (25,10,1)
97. [Hi] Hipersónica [Spain] (50,20,1) [ref link] -- international albums
98. [Hu] Humo [Belgium] (40,20,1) [ref link]
99. [Huh] Huh Magazine [UK] (25,10,1) [link]
100. [HV] Humanizing the Vacuum (Alfred Soto) (40,20,1) [link]
101. [Ic] Incendiary (32,15,1) [link] -- ilxor; 20 + 11 HM counted as 32; + reissues (10)
102. [ILS] I Listen So You Don't Have To (40,20,1) [link]
103. [IMS] Il Mucchio Selvaggio [Italy] (20,10,1) [ref link]
104. [In] Intro [Germany] (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
105. [Ip] Indiepoprock [France] (20,10,1) [ref link]
106. [Ir] Les Inrockuptibles [France] (100,20,1) [ref link]
107. [IT] Irish Times: Jim O'Carroll [Ireland] (50,20,1) -- ilxor
108. [Ix] Index [Hungary] (20,10,1) [link] [ref link]
109. [JC] Jazz Critics Poll (150,20,1) [link] -- + reissues (30)
110. [JG] Jason Gubbels (Cerebral Decanting) (150,20,1) [link]
111. [JDR] Jim DeRogatis (40,20,1) [link]
112. [Jn] Jenesaispop [Spain] (50,20,1) [ref link]
113. [JP] Juno Plus (30,15,1) [link]
114. [JS] Joy of Speed (21,10,1) [link]
115. [JT] Jazz Times (50,20,1) -- copied from hard copy; + historical (10)
116. [K] Kerrang! [UK] (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
117. [Kal] Kalporz [Italy] (20,10,1) [ref link]
118. [KM] Kinda Muzik [Netherlands] (21,10,1) [link] [ref link]
119. [KQ] KQED Arts: Gabe Meline (25,10,1) [link]
120. [La] Laut [Germany] (50,20,1) [ref link]
121. [LAM] LA Music Blog (50,20,1) [link]
122. [LB] Lightly Buzzed (30,15,1) [link]
123. [LBF] The Line of Best Fit (50,1,1) [link] [ref link] -- number one identified, nothing else ranked
124. [LCA] Le Canal Auditif: Stephane Deslauriers [France] (25,10,1) [link] -- + HM
125. [LCB] Le Canal Auditif: LP Labreche [France] (25,10,1) [link] -- + HM
126. [LCC] Le Canal Auditif: Philippe Beauchemin [France] (20,10,1) [link] -- + HM
127. [LCD] Le Canal Auditif: Mathieu Robitaille [France] (20,10,1) [link]
128. [LCE] Le Canal Auditif: La Brute du Rock [France] (25,10,1) [link]
129. [LF] Lucas Fagen (47,20,1) -- email
130. [Lft] Loft965 (20,10,1) [link]
131. [LH] Listen Hear (20,10,1) [link] -- editor's picks
132. [LM] The L Magazine (20,10,1) [link]
133. [LP] La Presse [Canada] (50,20,1) [ref link]
134. [LQ] Loud and Quiet (40,20,1) [link] [ref link]
135. [LR] Last Rites (25,10,1) [ref link]
136. [LW] Louder Than War (200,20,1) [link]
137. [M] Mojo [UK] (50,20,1) [ref link] -- + world, reissues
138. [Ma] Magic RPM [France] (30,15,1) [ref link]
139. [MD] Metal Descent (50,20,1) [link]
140. [Mg] Magnet (25,10,1) [ref link] -- category lists: hip hop, jazz, metal, noise, world
141. [MH] Metal Hammer (50,20,1) [ref link]
142. [Mix] Mixmag (50,20,1) [ref link] -- ilxor
143. [MM] Milo Miles (45,20,1)
144. [MO] MusicOHM [UK] (100,20,1) [link] [ref link]
145. [Mon] Monorail (50,20,1) -- ilxor
146. [Mow] Mowno [France] (50,20,1) [ref link]
147. [Ms] Mondosonoro [Spain] (40,20,1) [ref link] -- international albums
148. [MT] Michael Tatum (33,15,1) -- email
149. [MTI] Music That Isn't Bad (50,20,1) [link]
150. [Mu] The Music [Australia] (20,10,1) [ref link]
151. [MW] Metro Weekly (Chris Gerard) (30,15,1) [link]
152. [Mx] Musikexpress [Germany] (100,20,1) [ref link]
153. [MYL] Memorize Your Lines (Matt Rice) (50,20,1) -- only [11..50]; + HM (10)
154. [Mz[40,20,1]Muzikalia [Spain]] http://acclaimedmusic.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2344&sid=825a0286d10e1479f5d8a58ea07d057d () [link]
155. [N] NME [UK] (50,20,1) [ref link] -- +9 HM
156. [NA] Nerds Attack [Italy] (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
157. [Ni] Nialler9 (30,15,1) [link]
158. [ND] No Depression (10,1) [link] -- Levon Helm listed both at 5 and 7, only counted once; signed lists counted: Randy Brown, Parkersnow, Kevernacular [Kevin Lynch] (multiple +)
159. [NM] New Noise: Extreme Metal (100,20,1) [link]
160. [NN] New Noise [France] (54,20,1) [ref link]
161. [ND] The Needle Drop (50,20,1) -- email
162. [Ndy] Newsday [Glenn Gamboa] (25,10,1) [link]
163. [No] Norman Records [UK] (50,20,1) [link]
164. [Noj] Nöjesguiden [Sweden] (50,20,1) [ref link] -- international
165. [Now] Now (Toronto) [Canada] (10,1) [link] -- + hip hop
166. [NR] No Ripcord [UK] (50,20,1) [ref link]
167. [NS] Nashville Scene: 15th Annual Country Music Critics Poll (30,15,1) [link]
168. [Nu] Numerocero [Spain] (20,10,1) [ref link]
169. [NV] Noisey/Vice [France] (20,10,1) -- ilxor
170. [Ny] Noisey (25,10,1) [link] -- ilxor; staff, different list from NV
171. [O] Oor [Netherlands] (25,10,1) [ref link]
172. [Ob] The Obelisk (30,15,1) [link]
173. [Od] Odyshape (32,15,1) [link]
174. [Ok] Okayplayer (14,10,1) [link]
175. [On] Ondarock [Italy] (50,20,1) [ref link]
176. [OS] Obscure Sound (50,20,1) [link]
177. [OWH] Omaha World-Herald (Kevin Coffey) (25,10,1) [link]
178. [P] Paste (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
179. [PBC] Philadelphia Weekly (Bill Chenevert) (50,20,1) [link] -- + HM
180. [PD_p] Popdose Pop (10,1) [link]
181. [PD_r] Popdose Rock (25,10,1)
182. [Pf] Pitchfork (50,20,1) [link] [ref link] -- + honorable mentions (20), metal (25)
183. [Ph] Phonica Records [UK] (100,20,1) [link] -- + reissues (50)
184. [Pi] Piccadilly Records [UK] (100,20,1) [link]
185. [Pl] Playground [Spain] (80,20,1) [ref link]
186. [Plt] Plattentests [Germany (20,10,1) [ref link]
187. [PM] PopMatters (80,20,1) [link] [ref link] -- + avant-garde/experimental, bluegrass, country, electronic, emo, hip-hop, indie pop, indie rock, jazz, metal, norteño/banda, progressive rock, r&b, world, Americana, Canadian, overlooked
188. [PMA] Pretty Much Amazing (60,20,1) [link] [ref link] -- ilxor
189. [Pn] Punknews (20,10,1) [link]
190. [Pot] Potholes in My Blog (40,20,1) [link]
191. [PP] Pigeons & Planes (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
192. [Pu] Publico [Portugal] (30,15,1) [ref link]
193. [PW] Passion of the Weiss (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
194. [Q] Q [UK] (50,20,1) [ref link]
195. [Qi] The Quietus (100,20,1) [link] -- ilxor; + hip-hop, metal, r&b
196. [QRO] QRO Magazine (30,15,1) [link]
197. [RA] Resident Advisor [UK] (20,10,1) [link] [ref link]
198. [RAR] Rock-A-Rolla (50,20,1) -- ilxor
199. [RC] Robert Christgau (*,10,1) -- initially top-10 from P&J ballot; Dean's List later
200. [Rd] Rockdelux [Spain] (50,20,1) [ref link] -- international list
201. [Re] Resident Music [UK] (100,20,1) [ref link]
202. [Rec] Recorder [Hungary] (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
203. [Rel] Relix (50,20,1) [link]
204. [RG] Rap Genius (20,10,1) [link]
205. [Rh] Rhapsody (50,20,1) -- ilxor, + alt/indie, country, electronic, hip-hop, jazz, latin, metal, pop, r&b, rock, world
206. [Rk] Roughstock (Country) (,10,1) [link] -- + "other albums we enjoyed"
207. [Rkl] Reckless Records (25,10,1) [link]
208. [RkS] Rock Sound (10,1) -- metacritic.com
209. [Rla] Rockerilla [Italy] (20,10,1) [link] [ref link]
210. [RS] Rolling Stone (50,20,1) [link] [ref link] -- + r&b (20)
211. [RS_a] Rolling Stone (Avant) (20,10,1) [link]
212. [RS_c] Rolling Stone (Country) (40,20,1) [link]
213. [RS_e] Rolling Stone (EDM) (20,10,1) [link]
214. [RS_p] Rolling Stone (Pop) (20,10,1) [link]
215. [RS_r] Rolling Stone (Rap) (40,20,1) [link]
216. [RS_x] Rolling Stone (Reissues) (20,10,1) [link]
217. [RSF] Rolling Stone [France] (20,10,1) [link] [ref link] -- + staff lists: Alain Gouvrion, Sophie Rosemont, Xavier Bonnet, Julien Gaisne, Vinent Guillot
218. [RSG] Rolling Stone [Germany] (50,20,1) [ref link]
219. [RSh] Rolling Stone (Rob Sheffield) (20,10,1) [link]
220. [RSS] Rolling Stone [Spain] (20,10,1) [ref link]
221. [RT] Rough Trade [UK] (100,20,1) [link] [ref link]
222. [Ru] Rumore [Italy] (20,10,1) [ref link]
223. [Rum] Rumba [Finland] (25,10,1) [ref link]
224. [Rv] Revolver (20,10,1) [ref link] -- reported in ilxor
225. [Rvb] Reverb (84,20,1) [link] -- poll calculated from staff lists (1=15,10=6); unranked after 40
226. [S] Spin (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
227. [S_h] Spin (Hip-Hop) (40,20,1) [link]
228. [S_p] Spin (Pop) (20,10,1) [link]
229. [Sa] State [Ireland] (50,20,1) [link] -- ilxor
230. [Sc] Radio Scorpio [Belgium] (106,20,1) -- ilxor
231. [Sec] Sens Critique (100,20,1) [link]
232. [SF] Swan Fungus (100,20,1) [link]
233. [SFJ] Sasha Frere-Jones (50) [link] -- spreadsheet tiered in three levels with no legend
234. [Sg] Stereogum (50,20,1) [link] [ref link] -- + rap (40)
235. [Shr] Shrem (20,10,1) [link]
236. [Sk] The Skinny [UK] (50,20,1) [ref link]
237. [Sl] Slant (25,10,1) [link] [ref link]
238. [SM] Storia Della Musica [Italy] (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
239. [Sn] Snob's Music [Canada] (50,20,1) [link]
240. [So] Sonic [Sweden] (25,10,1)
241. [Soi] Soundi [Finland] (20,10,1) [link] [ref link] -- international list
242. [SOT] Side One Track One (25,10,1) [link] -- + HM
243. [Sp] Sputnikmusic (50,20,1) [ref link]
244. [Spc] The Spectrum (Brian Passey) (25,10,1) [link] -- + HM
245. [Spx] Spex [Germany] (20,10,1) [ref link]
246. [SS] Soft Signal (29,10,1) [link]
247. [ST] The Sunday Times [UK] (40,20,1) [ref link] -- don't have 60 genre records
248. [Sun] The Sun [UK] (50,20,1) [ref link] -- + metal (5)
249. [Sup] Super 45 [Chile] (45,20,1) [link]
250. [SXP] SoundsXP [UK] (20,10,1) [ref link]
251. [T] The Telegraph [UK] (50,20,1) [link] [ref link] -- no 28; + country (37), folk (64), jazz (28)
252. [TA] Tone Audio (Bob Gendron) (25,10,1) [link]
253. [Te] Terrorizer (50,20,1) [ref link] -- ilxor
254. [TG] Ted Gioia (100,20,1) [link]
255. [TH] Tom Hull (152,20,1) [link]
256. [Thp] Thump (50,20,1) [link]
257. [TL] Tom Lane (30,15,1) -- + reissues
258. [TM] TheMusic [Australia] (20,10,1) [link]
259. [TMT] Tiny Mix Tapes (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
260. [TN] Time Out New York (20,10,1) [link]
261. [TO] Time Out [UK] (30,15,1) [link] [ref link]
262. [Tr] Truck Music Store [UK] (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
263. [Trb] Treble (50,20,1) [link] -- ilxor: metal (10)
264. [Trx] Trax [France] (25,10,1) [link] [ref link] -- not numbered, presumably ordered top-to-bottom
265. [TS] Toronto Sun (14,10,1) [link] -- + 100 HM
266. [Tx] Textura [Canada] (40,20,1) [link] [ref link] -- avant-classical, some jazz, experimental, whatever?
267. [U] Uncut [UK] (75,20,1) [ref link]
268. [Ujm] Uncut editor John Mulvey (154,20,1) [link]
269. [UO] Urban Outfitters: UO Blog (50,20,1) [link]
270. [UR] Under the Radar (140,20,1) [link] [ref link]
271. [Ux] Uproxx: The Smoking Session (10,1) -- + sleeper albums, non-rap (not as many as advertised)
272. [Va] Variance (50,20,1) [link] [ref link]
273. [Vb] Vibe (46,20,1) [ref link]
274. [Vi] Visions [Germany] (50,20,1) [ref link]
275. [VO] Vancouver Observer (20,10,1) [link]
276. [VP] La Vague Parallele [France] (100,20,1) [ref link] -- only [26..100]
277. [Vr] 3voor12 [Netherlands] (12,10,1) [link]
278. [Vu] Vulture (Lindsay Zoladz) (32,15,1) [link] [ref link]
279. [W] The Wire [UK] (50,20,1) [ref link] -- also count genre lists (all 10): avant rock, electronica, hip hop
280. [W_s] Wire Magazine: Subscribers (30,15,1) -- ilxor
281. [Wat] Waterloo Records (50,20,1) [link] -- + reissues, compilations
282. [WHP] The Wild Honey Pie (25,10,1) [link]
283. [WL] Watch Loud (Hip-Hop) (25,10,1) [link]
284. [WP] Washington Post (Chris Richards) (50,20,1) [link]
285. [WS] Wondering Sound (100,20,1) [ref link] -- + genre lists: country, jazz, metal, r&b
286. [WSF] We All Want Something to Shout For (50,20,1) [link] -- HMs (28)
287. [Wu] what.cd users poll (100,20,1) -- ilxor
288. [XLR] XLR8R (30,15,1) [link] [ref link]
289. [XXL] XXL (14) [link]
290. [YW] Ye Wei Blog (Jason Gross) (66,20,1) [link] -- + reissues
291. [Zf] Zündfunk [Germany] (80,20,1) [link]
292. [ab_r] About: Rap (10) [link]
293. [ac] Austin Chronicle (Raoul Hernandez) (10) [link] -- + 8 genre top-tens
294. [adc] Addict-Culture (21) [link]
295. [adh] AdHoc (32) [link] -- ilxor
296. [aes] Aesthetic Magazine Toronto (28) [link]
297. [afp] Afropop Worldwide (36) -- ilxor; actually, albums from a mixtape list, but functions well as a list
298. [agb] Anti-Gravity Bunny (20) [link] -- drone (20)
299. [age] The Age [Australia] (20) [link]
300. [ahh] AllHipHop (7) [ref link] -- no EOY list, so AOTY ranked by ratings
301. [akm] Another Kind of Mind (25) [link]
302. [al] Argus Leader (Matt Zimmer) (10) [link]
303. [am] All Music Guide (50) [link] -- unranked, except classical; + genre lists: americana, blues, box sets, compilations, country, electronic, folk, indie pop/rock, jazz, latin & world, metal, pop, r&b, rap & hip hop, reggae, reissues, rock, singer/songwriter
304. [ap] Associated Press (10) [ref link]
305. [aqd] Aquarium Drunkard (81) [link]
306. [ar] AlbumRock [France] (12) [ref link]
307. [atg] All Things Go (10) [link]
308. [avn] Avant Music News () [link] -- ++ for "albums of the year" (2), + for "best of 2014" (36), HMs counted
309. [ax_a] AXS: Americana (10) [link]
310. [ax_b] AXS: Blues (10) [link]
311. [ax_r] AXS: Rap (5) [link]
312. [az] Arizona Republic (Ed Masley) (15) [link]
313. [app] Asbury Park Press (Blues) (10) [link]
314. [bc] The Big City (George Grella) (10) [link]
315. [bd] Bloody Disgusting (15) [link]
316. [bgjb] Boston Globe: Julian Benbow (Hip Hop) (10) [link] -- + biggest surprise
317. [bgjg] Boston Globe: Jon Garelick (Jazz) (10) [link]
318. [bgjr] Boston Globe: James Reed (10) [link] -- + "biggest surprise"
319. [bgsm] Boston Globe: Siddhartha Mitter (World) (10) [link]
320. [bgsr] Boston Globe: Sarah Rodman (10) [link]
321. [bgt] Bluegrass Today (David Morris) (12) [link]
322. [bl] Brad Luen (64) -- facebook post, ex 2013 albums not already on list
323. [bn] Barnes & Noble (80) [link]
324. [bpb] Broward Palm Beach New Times (11) [link]
325. [bs] The Bluegrass Situation (39) [link]
326. [btn] Burlington [NC] Times News (Michael D Abernethy) (10) [link]
327. [cah] CA Huggins (20) [link]
328. [cbc] CBC [Canada] (30) [link] [ref link]
329. [cbz] Captain Beyond Zen (40) [link]
330. [ccvs] Culture Currents (Vernaculars Speak: Kevin Lynch) (20) [link] -- ranking dropped, actually separate jazz and roots lists; + HM, so top-10s counted +
331. [cd] Cavalier Daily (19) [link]
332. [ch] Chronicart [France] (10) [ref link]
333. [cjc] Curt's Jazz Cafe (25) [link]
334. [cjp] Contact Music (Jim Pusey) (10) [link]
335. [cl] Clinic (16) [link] -- merged all writers
336. [cm] Chris Monsen (Perfect Sounds): Fave Jazz (30) [link]
337. [cmg] CokeMachineGlow [Canada] (40) [link] [ref link] -- "unison" counted twice (+), harmony once
338. [cn] Chicago Now (DJ Fink) (10) [link]
339. [co] Country Outfitter Style (Jason Scott) (10) [link] -- + HM
340. [cp] Country Perspective (29) [link] -- graded 8.0 or higher; + 5 non-country + HM
341. [ctj] Chicago Tribune Jazz (Howard Reich) (10) [link]
342. [cw] Country Weekly (10) [link]
343. [dbz] 2DopeBoyz (10) [link] -- Shake (10) + Meka (10) + Shake non-rap (5) + HM
344. [dc] The Daily Campus (Nikki Barnhart) (8) [link]
345. [dbd] Dusted in Exile: Ben Donnelly (10) [link]
346. [dbms] Daily Beast: Marlow Stern (10) [link] -- + HM
347. [dd] The Daily Dot (24) [link] -- 24 best albums you didn't hear this year
348. [ddm] Dusted in Exile: Doug Mosurock (10) [link] -- unranked
349. [ddt] Dusted in Exile: Derek Taylor (10) [link] -- ranked from JCP ballot; unranked, counted titles under labels
350. [df] Digital Fix (30) [link] [ref link]
351. [dfm] Diffuser.FM (10) [link]
352. [dg] Daily Gamecock (8) [link]
353. [dim] Dusted in Exile: Ian Matthews () [link]
354. [djb] DJ Booth () -- can't find lists, but these records won something
355. [djk] Dusted in Exile:Jennifer Kelly (10) [link] -- + HM
356. [dm] De Morgen [Belgium] (10) [ref link]
357. [dr] Daily Record [UK] (15) [ref link]
358. [dls] Dusted in Exile: Lucas Schleicher (14) [link] -- not clearly ranked
359. [dmm] Detroit Music Magazine (10) [link] -- local, but we'll cut Detroit some slack
360. [dmt] Detroit Metro Times (Jay Lonski) (7) [link]
361. [dmz] Detroit Metro Times (MT Staff) (10) [link] -- 10 beyond ranked, 10 local noted
362. [dn] Disco Naivete (5) [link] -- + HM, mixtapes
363. [dor] Doormouseetcappendix (10)
364. [dp] Denver Post (Matt Miller) (10) [link]
365. [dpm] Dusted in Exile: Patrick Masterson (12) [link]
366. [dt] Death and Taxes (21) [link] [ref link]
367. [dtc] Dusted in Exile: Tobias Carroll (10) [link] -- + also notable
368. [eal] Esquire: Andy Langer (10) [link]
369. [eco] EW Cliff Ocheltree (10)
370. [ecs] Ecosalon (Jill Ettinger) (10) [link]
371. [ecp] EW Cam Patterson (10) -- + reissues
372. [edc] EW David Cohen (10)
373. [edw] EW Dan Weber (10)
374. [eg_b] Ear to the Ground: Kate Bee (10) [link]
375. [eg_j] Ear to the Ground: Greg Jones (10) [link]
376. [eg_k] Ear to the Ground: Casey Karger (10) [link]
377. [eg_s] Ear to the Ground: Matt Simon (10) [link]
378. [egm] EW Greg Morton (10)
379. [ehs] EW Hardin Smith (10) -- + reissues
380. [ei] El Intruso (5) [link] -- + international musicians poll
381. [ejc] EW Jeffrey D Callahan (50) -- + earlier 10 list
382. [ejd] EW Joey Daniewicz (10)
383. [ejf] EW James P Fahy (10) -- + honor roll
384. [ejl] EW Joe Lunday (10)
385. [ejm] EW Jeffrey Melnick (10)
386. [ejr] EW Jon R LaFollette (10)
387. [ejs] EW John Smallwood (10)
388. [ejw] EW Jerry Withrow (10) -- + extras
389. [ejy] EW Joe Yanosik (10)
390. [ekm] EW Kenny Mostern (10)
391. [els] EW Liam Smith (10)
392. [ema] EW Mark Anthony (10)
393. [emm] Emerson College Emertainment Monthly (20) [link] -- don't think this is ordered
394. [emr] EW Mark Rosen (10)
395. [en] Entropy (25) [link] -- list numbered but also alphabetized so counted as unranked
396. [eph] EW Paul Hayden (10)
397. [erc] EW Richard Cobeen (10)
398. [erm] EW Ryan Maffei (10)
399. [esp] EW Stan Piccirilli (10)
400. [exm] Express [UK]: Pete Mitchell (10) [link]
401. [fb] Fast N Bulbous (100) [link] -- used ilxor for numbered list; also counted breakdown
402. [fc] Florida Courier (10) [link]
403. [fd] Francis Davis (NPR) (10) [link] -- + HM
404. [fig] Le Figaro (10) [ref link] -- unranked
405. [fj] Free Jazz (10) [link] -- + staff lists (no dupes)
406. [fjhe] Free Jazz (Happy Ears) (10) [link]
407. [fl] Flood (10) [link]
408. [fn] La FNAC (10)
409. [fp] Fingerprints Music (10) [link] -- individual staff lists, no dupes
410. [fr] Folk Roots/Folk Branches (Mike Regenstreif) (14) [link]
411. [frd] Fredericksburg.com (Stephen Hu) (14) [link] -- unranked
412. [frp] Free People (10) [link]
413. [ftw] For the Win (10) [link]
414. [fw] Folio Weekly (10) [link]
415. [gba] Garnet and Black Attack (Jorge De Los Gallos) (10) [link]
416. [gm] Greg Magarian (10) -- facebook post
417. [gmd] Goûte mes disques [France] (15) [ref link] -- by genre (ranked but just counted here): electroniques, obliques, hip-hop, pop/rock, metal/punk
418. [gp] Gato-Panda (20) [link] -- + HM
419. [hdx] HipHopDX (25) [ref link] -- unranked
420. [hoj] Houstonia Top 10 Jazz (10) [link]
421. [hp] Huffington Post (Jessica Goldman/Ryan Kristobak) (23) [link]
422. [hpc] Huffpost Music Canada: Best Country [Stuart Henderson] (10) [link]
423. [hpi] Huffpost Music Canada: Best Indie [Trevor Risk] (10) [link]
424. [hpr] Huffpost Music Canada: Best R&B [Ryan B Patrick] (10) [link]
425. [hs] Hank Shteamer (Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches): Jazz (10) [link] -- + HM
426. [hsr] Hank Shteamer (Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches): Non-jazz (10) [link]
427. [hy] Hypetrak (10) [link] -- + HM
428. [hz] Hype Machine Zeitgeist (50) [link]
429. [i] The Independent (10) -- Andy Gill, Hugh Leask (US hip-hop)
430. [id] Idolator (10) [link] [ref link]
431. [ii] The Independent [Ireland] (10) [link]
432. [ilm] I Listen So You Don't Have To (Metal) (30) [link]
433. [imm] I Minored in Music (10) [link]
434. [imp] Improvised (Craig Premo) (10) [link]
435. [iw] Indy Week: Grayson Haver Currin (25) [link]
436. [jad] JJA: Alex Dutilh (12) [link]
437. [jat] JJA: Antonio Terzo (10) [link] -- no particular order
438. [jb] Jazz & Blues (Tim Niland) (10) [link] -- + historical
439. [jbl] All About Jazz: Bruce lindsay (10) [link]
440. [jbm] Bill Milkowski (10) [link] -- + HM
441. [jbp] JJA: Bob Protzman (17) [link] -- unranked
442. [jbs] Bret Saunders (Denver Post) (10) [link] -- + historical
443. [jcb] All About Jazz: C Michael Bailey (24) [link]
444. [jch] All About Jazz: C Andrew Hovan (10) [link]
445. [jdb] All About Jazz: Dan Bilawsky (24) [link]
446. [jdk] JJA: David Kunian (17) [link]
447. [jdm] All About Jazz: Dan McClenaghan (10) [link]
448. [jdo] JJA: Dan Ouellette (10) [link] -- + HM
449. [jfk] Fred Kaplan (Stereophile) (10) [link]
450. [jgh] Geoffrey Himes (20) [link] -- + non-jazz
451. [jgs] Gene Seymour (10) [link] -- + HM, reissue
452. [jha] Hrayr Attarian (10) [link] -- + historic
453. [jj] Jazz Journal (10) [link] -- + reissues
454. [jjb] All About Jazz: Jakob Baekgaard (12) [link]
455. [jje] JJA: James Hale (10) [link] -- also at Jazz Chronicles
456. [jjh] JJA: J Hunter (10) [link]
457. [jjq] Jephjacques.com (10) [link]
458. [jjk] All About Jazz: John Kelman (45) [link]
459. [jjs] All About Jazz: John Sharpe (11) [link]
460. [jjz] JJA: John Szwed (10) [link]
461. [jka] JJA: Karl Ackerman (10) [link]
462. [jkf] JJA: Ken Franckling (10) [link]
463. [jkg] All About Jazz: Kurt Gottschalk (12) [link]
464. [jkw] JCP: Ken Waxman (10) [link]
465. [jld] Laurence Donohue-Greene (10) [link]
466. [jlh] Lynn Horton (The Paradigm for Beauty) (10) [link]
467. [jma] JJA: Mirian Arbalejo (10) [link]
468. [jmb] JJA: Marcela Breton (20) [link]
469. [jmt] All About Jazz: Mark F Turner (10) [link]
470. [jnb] JJA: Nancy Barell (10) [link]
471. [jnf] JJA: Nikos Fotakis (10) [link]
472. [jpb] All About Jazz: Phil Barnes (10) [link]
473. [jpo] JJA: Philip Booth (10) [link]
474. [jpt] JJA: Perry Tannenbaum (40) [link] -- + historical, 41-100 unranked
475. [jrm] Rick Mitchell (10) [link] -- + non-jazz
476. [jrn] Jazz Right Now (15) [link]
477. [jro] Ralph A Miriello (26) [link]
478. [jsc] JJA: Sharonne Cohen (15) [link] -- no particular order
479. [jsf] JJA: Steve Feeney (14) [link]
480. [jtc] All About Jazz: Troy Collins (13) [link]
481. [jtd] JJA: Thomas Conrad (10) [link]
482. [jws] W Royal Stokes (10) [link]
483. [kcrw] KCRW (Jason Bentley) (10) [link]
484. [kf] Knack Focus [Belgium] (10) [ref link]
485. [kjb] Kevin John Bozelka (10) [link]
486. [kt] Kotaku (15) [link]
487. [kutx] KUTX Top Albums of 2014 (6) [link]
488. [lacb] Los Angeles Times (Chris Barton) (10) [link] -- + HM
489. [larr] Los Angeles Times (Randall Roberts) (10) [link]
490. [les] London Evening Standard (David Smyth) (35) [link] -- not ordered
491. [lib] Libération [France] (34) [ref link] -- unranked
492. [lm] Le Monde () [link] -- various short critics' lists
493. [ls] Luddite Stereo (10) [link]
494. [lvw] Las Vegas Weekly (10) [link] -- Spencer Patterson, Mike Prevatt, Annie Zaleski
495. [m_n] Mishka Rainfall and Magic (@Neonpajamas) (40)
496. [m_o] Mishka Electronic Albums (@Ohaileigh) (10) [link]
497. [ma] Metal Assault (20) [link]
498. [map] La Musique a Papa (10) [link]
499. [mc_h] My Kind of Country: Occasional Hope (10) [link]
500. [mc_p] My Kind of Country: Jonathan Pappalardo (10) [link]
501. [md] Mark Drisser (10) [link]
502. [mex] The Music Exchange [UK] (10) -- ilxor + 10 reissues
503. [mid] The Michigan Daily (10) [link]
504. [mj] Mother Jones (Jon Young) (10) [link]
505. [mjf] Mostly Junk Food (10) [link] -- staff, couple albums each
506. [mjs] Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Piet Levy) (10) [link] -- + country, hip-hop
507. [mla] Metro Lyrics (Amanda) (10) [link]
508. [mm] Music.Mic (Brittney McKenna) (21) [link]
509. [mmm] Meat Mead Metal (40) -- ilxor [2..40]
510. [mms] Miss Moss (18) [link]
511. [mt] Music Times (10) [link]
512. [mtm] Mikethatmiller (25) [link] -- + "just missed"
513. [njf] New York Daily News: Jim Farber (10) [link] -- + more albums listened to with love
514. [np] National Post [Canada] (24) [ref link] -- unranked
515. [npbb] NPR Bob Boilen (10) [link] -- + bonus
516. [npdd] NPR David Dye (10) [link]
517. [npfa] NPR Folk Alley (Linda Fahey) (10) [link]
518. [npkt] NPR Ken Tucker (9) [link]
519. [npr] NPR (50) [link] [ref link] -- alphabetical; + global (Anastasia Tsioulcas)
520. [nprh] NPR Robin Hilton (10) [link]
521. [npst] NPR Stephen Thompson (10) [link]
522. [nt] Neon Tommy (11) [link]
523. [ntu] No Turn Unstoned (10) [link]
524. [nybr] New York Times: Ben Ratliff (10) [link]
525. [nyjc] New York Times: Jon Caramanica (10) [link]
526. [nyjp] New York Times: Jon Pareles (10) [link]
527. [nymd] New York Music Daily (50) [link]
528. [nync] New York Times: Nate Chinen (10) [link]
529. [nyo] New York Observer (10) [link] -- hip-hop
530. [oc_p] OC Weekly: punk (11) [link]
531. [ocj] Ottawa Citizen Jazz (Peter Hum) (10) [link] -- skipped Canadian list
532. [oe] Open Ear (20) [link]
533. [om] Other Music (30) [link] -- + reissues
534. [or] Oregonian (David Greenwald) (10) [link] -- + 10 most interesting
535. [owl] The Owl (21) [link] [ref link]
536. [nw] Newsweek (10) [link] -- ilxor
537. [pan] Panorama (15) [link] -- + jazz (10)
538. [pb] Philip Brasor (10) [link] -- + HM
539. [pc] Pop Crush (10) [link]
540. [pcb] Pop Culture Beast (Garon Cockrell) (20) [link]
541. [pfk] Pinkfrenetik [France] (20) [link]
542. [phw] Pop Headwound (20) [link]
543. [pi] Philadelphia Inquirer (Dan DeLuca) (10) [link] -- + HM
544. [pj] Polish Jazz (10) [link]
545. [pm] Percorsi Musicali () [link] -- - contemporanea/classica/antica
546. [pn] Popnews [France] (10) [ref link]
547. [po] Phil Overeem (Living to Listen) (10) [link] -- + reissues (10); also counted many 2014 "good to my earhole" posts
548. [ppg] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Scott Mervis) (10) [link]
549. [qb] Quai Baco [France] (15) [ref link]
550. [rad] Raging Against the Dying Light (40) [link]
551. [rap] The Record (NPR): Ann Powers (15) [link] -- unranked
552. [rdc_s] Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: Jeff Spevak (10) [link]
553. [rdc_w] Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: Jack Garner (jazz) (13) [link]
554. [ref] Refinery 29 (albums by female artists) (16) [link]
555. [rel] Relevant Magazine (10) [link] -- + HM
556. [riu] Rip It Up [Australia] (10) [ref link]
557. [rjc] Release Music Magazine: Johan Carlsson (10) [link]
558. [rmc] Red Moon Cafe (10) [link]
559. [rmw] Release Music Magazine: Mike Whyte (9) [link]
560. [rnf] Release Music Magazine: Niklas Forsberg (10) [link]
561. [sa] Sentire Ascoltare [Italy] (10) [ref link] -- staff
562. [sb] Steel for Brains (50) [ref link]
563. [sb_p] Soundblab (Jeff Penczak) (10) [link]
564. [sb_r] Soundblab (Steve Reynolds) (10) [link]
565. [scm] Slate: Chris Molanphy () [link]
566. [scw] Slate: Carl Wilson (14) [link]
567. [se] Something Else () [link]
568. [sjm] San Jose Mercury News (Jim Harrington) (10) [link]
569. [sjs] San Jose Mercury News (Richard Scheinin: Jazz) (10) [link]
570. [sl] Songlines (10) [link]
571. [slt] The Salt Lake Tribute (David Burger) (10) [link]
572. [smh] The Sydney Morning Herald (20) [link] [ref link] -- unranked
573. [sob] Soul Bounce (16) [link]
574. [sov] Sound of Violence (10) [link]
575. [sr] Sister Ray [UK] (20) [ref link] -- reported in ilxor
576. [ss] Stuff [New Zealand] (Simon Sweetman) (15) [link]
577. [ssh] Silent Shout [Canada] (25) [link]
578. [st] Soultracks (27) [link]
579. [svc] Saving Country Music (7) [link] -- + 50 essential albums
580. [sw] SWQW [France] () -- genre lists: experimental, techno, electronic, pop/rock/metal, hip-hop, "hors catégories"
581. [t] Time (10) [link]
582. [tel] Télérama () [ref link] -- various genre lists
583. [th] Thrash Hits (10) [link]
584. [toad] Time Out Abu Dhabi (12) [link]
585. [toc] Taste of Country (10) [link]
586. [tos] Time Out Sydney (10) [link] -- + HM
587. [ts] Toronto Star (Bey Rayner) (10) [link] -- + HM
588. [ucr] Ultimate Classic Rock (10) -- ilxor
589. [ul] Uloop (Lauren Finney) (9) [link] -- "no particular order"
590. [ut_j] USA Today (Hip-Hop: Matthew Johnson) (10) [link]
591. [va] Vada Magazine (7) [link]
592. [vab] P&J: Andy Beta (10) [link]
593. [vah] P&J: Alex Henderson (10) [link]
594. [vas] P&J: Allen St John (10) [link]
595. [vbm] P&J: Brian McManus (10) [link]
596. [vbs] P&J: Brittany Spanos (10) [link]
597. [vbw] P&J: Barry Walters (10) [link]
598. [vcb] P&J: Christopher Barton (10) [link] -- also has LA Times jazz list, no intersection here
599. [vcc] P&J: Carol Cooper (10) [link]
600. [vcg] P&J: Caryn Ganz (10) [link]
601. [vch] P&J: Chris Herrington (10) [link]
602. [vcl] P&J: Crystal Leww (10) [link]
603. [vcm] P&J: Cameron Macdonald (10) [link]
604. [vco] P&J: Claire Lobenfeld (10) [link]
605. [vcw] P&J: Caitlin White (10) [link]
606. [vda] P&J: David Adler (10) [link]
607. [vdc] P&J: David Cantwell (10) [link]
608. [vdd] P&J: Don Allred (10) [link]
609. [vdm] P&J: Devon Maloney (10) [link]
610. [vdw] P&J: Douglas Wolk (10) [link]
611. [veh] P&J: Eugene Holley Jr (10) [link]
612. [ves] P&J: Elliott Sharp (10) [link]
613. [vew] P&J: Ernest Wilkins (10) [link]
614. [vfk] P&J: Frank Kogan (10) [link]
615. [vg] Vogue (Alex Frank) (10) [link]
616. [vgh] P&J: Geoffrey Himes (10) [link]
617. [vgm] P&J: Glenn McDonald (10) [link]
618. [vja] P&J: Jem Aswad (10) [link]
619. [vjb] P&J: Jody Beth Rosen (10) [link]
620. [vjc] P&J: JD Considine (10) [link]
621. [vjf] P&J: Jim Fouratt (10) [link]
622. [vjg] P&J: Jessica Goodman (10) [link]
623. [vji] P&J: Josh Timmerman (10) [link]
624. [vjk] P&J: Jennifer Kelly (10) [link]
625. [vjm] P&J: Jim Macnie (10) [link]
626. [vjp] P&J: J Poet (10) [link]
627. [vjr] P&J: JT Ramsay (10) [link]
628. [vjs] P&J: Julianne Escobedo Shepherd (10) [link]
629. [vjt] P&J: Jeff Tamarkin (10) [link]
630. [jjv] P&J: Jennifer Vineyard (10) [link]
631. [vjw] P&J: Jeff Weiss (10) [link]
632. [vkc] P&J: Kandia Crazy Horse (10) [link]
633. [vkd] P&J: Kelley Dunlap (10) [link]
634. [vkh] P&J: Keith Harris (10) [link]
635. [vki] P&J: Kathy Iandoli (10) [link]
636. [vks] P&J: Katherine St. Asaph (10) [link]
637. [vlb] P&J: Larry Birnbaum (10) [link]
638. [vln] P&J: Leslie Berman (10) [link]
639. [vma] P&J: Michael Azerrad (10) [link]
640. [vmb] P&J: Michael Barthel (10) [link]
641. [vmc] P&J: Mike McGonigal (Detroit Metro Times) (10) [link]
642. [vmd] P&J: Maud Deitch (10) [link]
643. [vmg] P&J: Matt Gewolb (10) [link]
644. [vmh] P&J: Megan Harrington (10) [link]
645. [vmj] P&J: Mark Jenkins (10) [link]
646. [vmk] P&J: Maura Johnston (10) [link]
647. [vmm] P&J: Michaelangelo Matos (10) [link]
648. [vmr] P&J: Michael Robbins (10) [link]
649. [vmt] P&J: Michael Tatum (10) [link]
650. [vmu] P&J: Marissa Muller (10) [link]
651. [vmw] P&J: Michael J West (10) [link]
652. [vnf] P&J: Nick Farruggia (10) [link]
653. [vrg] P&J: Richard Gehr (10) [link]
654. [vrh] P&J: Rob Harvilla (10) [link]
655. [vrt] P&J: Roy Trakin (10) [link]
656. [vru] P&J: Reggie Ugwu (10) [link]
657. [vs] Vancouver Sun (Francois Marchand) (10) [link]
658. [vsa] P&J: Sama'an Ashrawi (10) [link]
659. [vsb] P&J: Stuart Berman (10) [link]
660. [vsd] P&J: Steve Dollar (10) [link]
661. [vse] P&J: Steven Thomas Erlewine (10) [link]
662. [vsk] P&J: Steve Knopper (10) [link]
663. [vss] P&J: Steve Simels (10) [link]
664. [vtc] P&J: Thierry Cote (10) [link]
665. [vti] P&J: Thomas Inskeep (10) [link]
666. [vtk] P&J: Todd Kristel (10) [link]
667. [vty] P&J: Travis Cassidy (10) [link]
668. [vv] Village Voice/Sound of the City () -- country, jazz (David Adler), metal, nyc rap
669. [vwh] P&J: Will Hermes (10) [link]
670. [vwl] P&J: Will Layman (10) [link]
671. [wa] WATM [France] (50) [link] [ref link]
672. [wcp] WOUB Music: Chris Pyle (20) [link]
673. [wmc] World Music Central (10) [link] -- + extras
674. [wmh] WOUB Music: Mark Hellenberg (10) [link] -- + HM
675. [ws] World Socialist Web Site () [link]
676. [xfm] XFM 104.9 [UK] (50) [link]

Sources

• Acclaimed Music Forums: EOY 2014: a particularly good source for European lists
• Largehearted Boy: Essential and Interesting 2014 Year-End Music Lists: much shorter than in previous years
• Metacritic Best of 2014: Music Critic Top Ten Lists
• Album of the Year: 2014 Music Year End Lists
• That Eric Alper: All Those Best Of . . . Music Lists of 2014
• ILXOR Year-End Critics' Polls 2014: long discussion thread, copies many lists

I made some alterations to Pazz & Jop points/mentions, but didn't rerank everything. Al Choman voted for singles instead of albums (Black Keys, Lucinda Williams, Foo Fighters, Old 97's, Ryan Adams); I moved those votes to the albums (Tim Riley made same mistake on Black Keys). Combined two Step Brothers votes.