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. "-2014" indicates a 2014 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/R&B
    • C: Country/Americana/Folk
    • E: Electronica
    • H: Hip-Hop/Rap
    • J: Jazz
    • K: Classical
    • M: Metal
    • W: World, both pop and folk, including Latin
  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 unranked point, or '*N' for N points. There are two series of data: one from major sources which are scored 5 (1st place), 4 (2-5th), 3 (6-10th), 2 (11-20th), 1 (anything above 20th); then following a semicolon, one from minor sources which are generally scored 3 (1st place), 2 (2-5th), 1 (anything above 5th). The keys are listed in the legend data file (legend-data.txt). Ties aren't marked this year (in previous years they were marked '*'; sorry, I screwed up). If a list contains multiple records in a numeric slot (often by same artist), each are credited (subject to notes below). The distinction between major and minor is somewhat arbitrary, but long lists tend to count as major (even if by idiots), and short and/or unranked lists as minor.
  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.
    • RC:# Robert Christgau letter grades (1-3 stars are divisions of B+)
    • MT:# Michael Tatum letter grades (same)
    • TH:# Tom Hull letter grades

Since I don't have corresponding lists to work off of, and since I value their reviews highly, I've decided to score RC, MT, and TH as: A/A+ 5, A- 4, B+/*** 3, ** 2, * 1; omitting the 2014 (and earlier) releases. I haven't sucked up all of TH's letter grades -- only those mentioned by others.

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.
  • Honorable mentions or unranked extras added to lists are generally counted, with '+' instead of rank numbers. Same for unranked lists (although unless explicitly stated, unnumbered lists are generally assumed to be top-down).
  • Format-specific lists (e.g., EPs, mixtapes) are usually 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. [405] The 405 (30,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  2. [A_uk] Amazon [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [link] -- missing [65..82]
  3. [ABC] ABC News: Allan Raible (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  4. [AbP] Absolute Punk [US] (30,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  5. [ACL] A Closer Listen (,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  6. [AD] Arctic Drones: post-rock community (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  7. [Af] Afisha [Russia] (30,20,10,5,1) -- ILXOR
  8. [Am_g] Amoeba Music: Billy Gil (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  9. [Am_h] Amoeba Music: Hip-Hop (30,20,10,5,1) [link]
  10. [Am_s] Amoeba Music: Brad Schelden (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  11. [Aq] Antiquiet (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  12. [AS] American Songwriter [US] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  13. [AV] AV Club [US] (,15,10,5,1) [link] [ref link] -- + ballot mentions (capped at 2)
  14. [AY] Album of the Year: List Aggregate (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  15. [AYP] All the Young Punks (40,20,10,5,1) [link]
  16. [BA_j] Burning Ambulance: Jazz (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  17. [BA_m] Burning Ambulance: Metal (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  18. [BB] Billboard (25,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  19. [BE] Best Ever Albums (100,20,10,5,1) -- sampled 2016-01-27
  20. [Bf] Beardfood (25,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  21. [BG] Bearded Gentlemen Music: Brandon Perras (32,20,10,5,1) [link]
  22. [BIW] Bird Is the Worm (Mark Sumner) (30,20,10,5,1) [link]
  23. [Bk] Boomkat [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [link]
  24. [Bl] Bleep [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [link]
  25. [Blr] Blare [Canada] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  26. [Bq] Banquet Records [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [link]
  27. [Btz] Blitz [Portugal]: International (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  28. [Bw] Brainwashed: reader poll (100,20,10,5,1) [link]
  29. [C] Crack [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  30. [Cl] Clash [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link] -- [21-50] only
  31. [ClR] Classic Rock [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  32. [CM] Chris Monsen (Perfect Sounds Forever) (58,20,10,5,1) [link] -- list-in-progress, sampled 12/29
  33. [Cmp] Complex (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  34. [Cr] Crave [US] (,20,10,5,1) [link]
  35. [CRW] Christopher R Weingarten (1000 Times Yes) (75,20,10,5,1) [link]
  36. [Crg] Craig Reviews Music (100,20,10,5,1) [link]
  37. [CS] Consequence of Sound [US] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  38. [CV] Cultured Vultures: Shaun Sypher (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  39. [D] Dazed (,20,10,5,1) [link]
  40. [DaJ] Dandy Jon (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  41. [DaM] Dangerous Minds: Graham Duff (30,20,10,5,1) [link]
  42. [Db] Decibel [US] (40,20,10,5,1) [ref link] -- via Brooklyn Vegan
  43. [De] De Standaard [Belgium] (,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  44. [Df] Diffuser (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  45. [DJ] Double J [Australia] (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  46. [DM] De Morgen [Belgium] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  47. [Dr] Drift Record Shop [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  48. [DS] Drowned in Sound [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  49. [DS_u] Drowned in Sound [UK]: UK albums (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  50. [DSp] Digital Spy [UK] (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  51. [Du] Dummy (30,20,10,5,1) [link]
  52. [Dv] Dagsavisen [Norway] (40,20,10,5,1) [link] -- poll of 68 critics
  53. [DVk] De Volkskrant [Netherlands] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link] -- skipped classical
  54. [DW] Dan Weiss [Ask a Guy Who Likes Fat Chicks] (77,20,10,5,1) [link]
  55. [Eb] Earbuddy [US] (100,20,10,5,1) [ref link] -- [11-100] only
  56. [EE] Efe Eme [Spain]: International (,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  57. [ER] The Early Registration (30,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  58. [Ero] Eropium (Max Totsky) (60,20,10,5,1) [link]
  59. [EW] Entertainment Weekly [US] (40,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  60. [EWi] Expert Witness (Facebook group) (40,20,10,5,1) -- copied from Brad Luen's Facebook post
  61. [Ex] Exclaim! [Canada]: Pop/Rock (,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  62. [F] Fact (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  63. [FB] Fast 'n' Bulbous (100,20,10,5,1) [link] -- + genre lists (if not in 100)
  64. [FF] 5:4 [Five Against Four] (40,20,10,5,1) [link]
  65. [FJ] Free Jazz Collective (,,10,5,1) [link] -- + ballots (cap 2)
  66. [FL] Faster Louder [Australia] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  67. [Fld] Flood (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  68. [Flp] Flipside (65,20,10,5,1) [link]
  69. [FN] The Fire Note (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  70. [Fp] Fopp [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  71. [FPE] Fragile or Possibly Extinct (100,20,10,5,1) [link]
  72. [FR] rRoots (,20,10,5,1) [link] -- + runners up
  73. [Fu] Fuse (,20,10,5,1) [link]
  74. [G] Guardian [UK] (40,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  75. [GB] Gorilla Vs Bear [US] (50,20,10,5,1)
  76. [Ge] Genius (,20,10,5,1) [link]
  77. [Gf] Gaffa [Sweden] (30,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  78. [Gf_D] Gaffa [Denmark] (30,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  79. [Gf_N] Gaffa [Norway] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  80. [GTV] God Is in the TV (100,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  81. [Gw] Gigwise [UK] (55,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  82. [HB] Heavy Blog (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  83. [He] Heaven [Netherlands] (50,20,10,5,1) -- ILXOR
  84. [HG] Hip-Hop Golden Age (25,20,10,5,1) [link] -- +HM
  85. [Hi] Hipersonica [Spain]: International (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  86. [Hu] Humo [Belgium} (,20,10,5,1) [ref link] -- [1-6] only, but list is evidently longer
  87. [HV] Humanizing the Vacuum [US] (34,20,10,5,1) [link]
  88. [IM] If Men Had Ears (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  89. [In] Intro [Germany] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  90. [Ipr] Indiepoprock [France] (,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  91. [Is] Indiestyle [Belgium] (30,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  92. [IT] Irish Times: Jim Carroll (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  93. [JC] NPR Jazz Critics Poll (60,20,10,5,1) [link]
  94. [JD] Jim DeRogatis (40,20,10,5,1) -- ILXOR
  95. [JG] Jason Gubbels (150,20,10,5,1) [link]
  96. [JM] Joel Martin's Blog (30,5,1) [link]
  97. [Jp] Jenesaispop [Spain] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  98. [K] Kerrang (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  99. [KM] Kindamusic [Netherlands] (,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  100. [Kp] Kalporz [Italy] (,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  101. [KQ] KQED: Gabe Meline (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  102. [LBF:50,,,,1] (The Line of Best Fit [UK]) [link]
  103. [LM] LA Music Blog (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  104. [LQ] Loud and Quiet [UK] (40,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  105. [LR] Les inRocks [France] (100,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  106. [Lt] Laut [Germany] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  107. [LW] Louder Than War [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [link]
  108. [Ma] Mashable (30,20,10,5,1) [link]
  109. [Mc] Metacritic: best-reviewed (40,20,10,5,1) [link] -- + fewer reviews, reissues
  110. [Mg] Magnet [US] (25,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  111. [MH] Metal Hammer (50,20,10,5,1) [link] -- ILXOR
  112. [Mix] Mixmag [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  113. [MO] Music OHM [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  114. [Mon] Monorail Music [Scotland] (50,20,10,5,1) -- ILXOR
  115. [Mj] Mojo [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link] -- via ACM
  116. [MR] Magic RPM [France] (30,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  117. [Mrg] Peter Margasak (Chicago Reader/The Bleader) (4,02,01,5,1) [link]
  118. [Ms] Mondosonoro [Spain]: International (40,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  119. [Mu] Musikexpress [Germany] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  120. [Mw] Mowno [France] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  121. [Mz] Muzikalia [Spain]: International (40,20,10,5,1) [link]
  122. [N] Noisey (Vice) (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  123. [Nc] Narrowcast (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  124. [Nd] Newsday: Glenn Gamboa (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  125. [Ne] The Needle Drop (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  126. [Ni] Nialler9 (30,20,10,5,1) [link]
  127. [NME] NME [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  128. [NN] New Noise [France] (55,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  129. [No] Norman Records [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link] -- + Near Misses (25)
  130. [No_r] Norman Records [UK]: Reissues (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  131. [NoD] No Depression: readers poll (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  132. [Noj] Nojesguiden [Sweden]: International (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  133. [NR] No Ripcord [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  134. [NS] Nashville Scene: Country Music Critics Poll (30,20,10,5,1) -- ilxor
  135. [Nu] Numerocero [Spain] (,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  136. [Od] Odyssey (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  137. [On] Ondarock [Italy] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  138. [Oo] Oor [Netherlands] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link] -- went with longer list in ILXOR
  139. [P] Paste (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  140. [PA] Pretty Much Amazing [US] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  141. [Pc] Piccadilly Records [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [link]
  142. [Pf] Pitchfork (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link] -- + HM
  143. [Pf_m] Pitchfork [US]: metal (25,20,10,5,1) [link] -- + HM + ballots (cap: 1)
  144. [Pf_r] Pitchfork [US]: reader poll (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  145. [Pg] Pigeons & Planes [US] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  146. [Ph] Phonica (100,20,10,5,1) [link]
  147. [Ph_c] Phonica: Compilations (,20,10,5,1) [link]
  148. [Ph_r] Phonica: Reissues (30,20,10,5,1) [link]
  149. [PJ] Pop Junkie (40,20,10,5,1) [link]
  150. [Pl] Platomania (30,20,10,5,1) [link] -- + heavy (5), sympho (5)
  151. [Plt] Plattentests [Germany] (,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  152. [PM] PopMatters (80,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  153. [PN] PopNews [France] (,,10,5,1) [link] -- + ballot mentions (capped at 2)
  154. [Poj] Popjustice (33,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  155. [PP] Pressplay (50,20,10,5,1) [link] -- [2-49] only -- no visible number one
  156. [Ps] Popsugar (24,20,10,5,1) [link]
  157. [Pu] Punktastic (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  158. [PW] Passion of the Weiss (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  159. [Q] Q [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  160. [Qt] The Quietus [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  161. [RA] Resident Advisor [UK] (,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  162. [Rdx] Rockdelux [Spain] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  163. [Re] Recorder [Hungary] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  164. [Rev] Revolver [US] (,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  165. [RM] Resident Music [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  166. [Ro] Rockerilla [Italy] (,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  167. [RS] Rolling Stone [US] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  168. [RS_A] Rolling Stone [Australia] (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  169. [RS_c] Rolling Stone [US]: country (40,20,10,5,1) [link]
  170. [RS_D] Rolling Stone [Germany] (25,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  171. [RS_F] Rolling Stone [France] (30,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  172. [RSh] Rob Sheffield (Rolling Stone) (,20,10,5,1) [link]
  173. [RT] Rough Trade [UK] (100,20,10,5,1) [link]
  174. [RTr] Roy Trakin (25,20,10,5,1) -- + HM
  175. [Ru] Rumore [Italy] (,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  176. [Rv] Reverb (,,10,5,1) [link] -- +1 if mentioned on ballot, +2 if 2+ times but not in 10
  177. [RY] Rate Your Music (100,20,10,5,1) -- ILXOR, as of 11/19
  178. [S] Spin [US] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  179. [S_h] Spin [US]: Hip Hop (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  180. [S45] Super 45 [Chile] (45,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  181. [SA] Sentire Ascoltare [Italy] (30,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  182. [SBR] Sounds Better With Reverb: shoegaze and dream pop (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  183. [Scr] Screenagers [Poland] (30,20,10,5,1) [link] -- [11-30] only
  184. [Sg] Stereogum [US] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  185. [Sg_h] Stereogum [US]: rap (40,20,10,5,1) [link]
  186. [Si] Soundi [Finland]: International (,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  187. [SiC] Speakers in Code (,20,10,5,1) [link]
  188. [Sk] The Skinny [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  189. [Sl] Slant [US] (25,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  190. [So] Sonic [Sweden] (25,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  191. [Soh] Soulhead (,20,10,5,1) [link]
  192. [Sp] Spex [Germany] (25,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  193. [Spk] Sputnik Music [US]: staff (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  194. [Spk_u] Sputnik Music [US]: users (200,20,10,5,1) [link] -- volatile ratings list, sampled 11/30
  195. [SR] Sister Ray [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  196. [St] State [Ireland] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  197. [Std] Stashed (10,5,1) [ref link]
  198. [StP] Star Pulse: Brent M Faulkner (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  199. [Su] The Sun [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  200. [T] The Telegraph [UK]: pop/rock (31,20,10,5,1) [link] -- numbers assigned
  201. [T_c] The Telegraph [UK]: country (60,20,10,5,1) [link]
  202. [T_f] The Telegraph [UK]: folk (70,20,10,5,1) [link]
  203. [T_j] The Telegraph [UK]: jazz (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  204. [Te] Terrorizer (50,20,10,5,1) -- ILXOR
  205. [TG] Ted Gioia [US] (100,20,10,5,1) [link] -- + "another 100 recordings of distinction" - most classical titles
  206. [TGW] Transglobal World Music Chart (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  207. [Th] Thump (33,20,10,5,1) [link] -- ILXOR
  208. [TL] Tom Lane (28,20,10,5,1) -- email
  209. [TM] The Music [Australia (,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  210. [TmR] Teamrock (50,20,10,5,1) [link] -- [32-50] only
  211. [TMT] Tiny Mix Tapes (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  212. [TN] Time Out New York (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  213. [TO] Time Out [UK] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  214. [Tr] Treble [US] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  215. [Tx] Textura [Canada] (,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  216. [U] Uncut [UK] (75,20,10,5,1) [ref link] -- via ACM
  217. [U_jm] Uncut [UK] Editor John Mulvey (140,20,10,5,1) [link] -- ILXOR
  218. [UR] Under the Radar [US] (100,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  219. [Va] Variance [US] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  220. [VF] Vinyl Factory (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  221. [Vi] Visions [Germany] (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  222. [VL] A Voir, a Lire [France] (30,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  223. [W] Wire (50,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  224. [W_r] Wire: archive releases (50,20,10,5,1) -- ILXOR
  225. [Wat] Waterloo Records [US] (40,20,10,5,1) [link]
  226. [WT] WATM [France] (50,20,10,5,1) [link] -- numbers assigned ("dont l'ordre de classement importe peu")
  227. [Xlr] XLR8R (25,20,10,5,1) [link]
  228. [XXL] XXL [US] (,20,10,5,1) [link] [ref link] -- list not explicitly ranked, but not unordered
  229. [Yh] Yahoo [US] (,,10,5,1) [link] -- 10 + ballots (cap 2)
  230. [YW] Ye Wei Blog (89,20,10,5,1) [link]
  231. [YW_r] Ye Wei Blog: reissues (44,20,10,5,1)
  232. [Zf] Zundfunk [Germany] (84,20,10,5,1) [ref link]
  233. [ad] Arctic Drones (50) [link] -- alphabetical
  234. [adm] Any Decent Music: reader poll (20,5,1) [link]
  235. [age] The Age [Australia] (20) [ref link] -- unranked
  236. [ah] AdHoc () [link] -- unranked
  237. [ahh] AllHipHop (20) [link]
  238. [am] AllMusic [US] () [link]
  239. [am_a] AllMusic [US]: Americana () [link]
  240. [am_b] AllMusic [US]: box sets () [link]
  241. [am_c] AllMusic [US]: country () [link]
  242. [am_e] AllMusic [US]: electronic () [link]
  243. [am_f] AllMusic [US]: folk () [link]
  244. [am_g] AllMusic [US]: reggae () [link]
  245. [am_h] AllMusic [US]: rap/hip hop () [link]
  246. [am_i] AllMusic [US]: indie pop/indie rock () [link]
  247. [am_j] AllMusic [US]: jazz () [link]
  248. [am_k] AllMusic [US]: rock () [link]
  249. [am_l] AllMusic [US]: blues () [link]
  250. [am_m] AllMusic [US]: metal () [link]
  251. [am_o] AllMusic [US]: compilations () [link]
  252. [am_p] AllMusic [US]: pop () [link]
  253. [am_r] AllMusic [US]: r&b () [link]
  254. [am_s] AllMusic [US]: singer/songwriter () [link]
  255. [am_w] AllMusic [US]: latin and world () [link]
  256. [am_y] AllMusic [US]: reissues () [link]
  257. [amg] Ambient Music Guide () [link]
  258. [ap] Afropop (Stocking Stuffers) (35) [link] -- unranked list, - singles
  259. [ap_f] Associated Press: Mesfin Fekadu (10,5,1) [link]
  260. [ap_u] Alternative Press: overlooked (10)
  261. [aqd] Aquarium Drunkard () [link] -- unranked
  262. [ar] The Agit Reader (10,5,1) [link]
  263. [ar_r] The Agit Reader: reissues (10,5,1) [link]
  264. [ath] Austin Town Hall (50) [link] -- unranked
  265. [av] Avant Music News () [link] -- records of the year: 3, best of: 2, HM: 1
  266. [az] AZcentral (15,5,1) [link]
  267. [bae] Baeble Blog (10,5,1) [link]
  268. [bb_k] Billboard: K-Pop (10,5,1) [link]
  269. [bbc] BBC [UK] (22) [ref link] -- unranked
  270. [bbn] BBC News (10,5,1) [link] -- aggregate of 20 lists
  271. [bc] Baltimore City Paper: Nonlocal (10,5,1) [link]
  272. [bg_b] Boston Globe: Julian Benbow (10,5,1)
  273. [bg_r] Boston Globe: James Reed (10,5,1)
  274. [bg_s] Boston Globe: Sarah Rodman (10,5,1)
  275. [bgc] Bubblegum Cage (20,5,1) [link] -- + bubbling under
  276. [blg] Bruce Lee Galanter (DMG) (26) -- email, +10 vocal discs
  277. [bm] Brooklyn Magazine [US] (10,5,1) [link] -- order implicit
  278. [bm_c] Brooklyn Magazine [US]: Country (20,5,1) [link]
  279. [bm_f] Brooklyn Magazine [US]: Folk (20,5,1)
  280. [bm_x] Brooklyn Magazine [US]: Experimental (20,5,1) [link]
  281. [boc] Break on a Cloud (25,5,1) [link]
  282. [bot] Stuff Entertainment [NZ]: Blog on the Tracks ()
  283. [bsp] Bossip: rap (15,5,1) [link] -- numbers assigned
  284. [bu] Blow Up [Italy] (10,5,1) [ref link]
  285. [bv] Brooklyn Vegan (1) [link] -- only 1 numbered, next 49 alphabetical (*2), HMs (+)
  286. [bz] Benzine [France] (20,5,1) [link] [ref link] -- unnumbered but not obviously unranked
  287. [cct] Contra Costa Times: Jim Harrington (10,5,1) [link]
  288. [cds] The Cornell Daily Sun [US] (10,5,1) [link]
  289. [cha] Chronicart [France] (10,5,1) [link]
  290. [chi] Chicagoist: Tankboy (20) [link] -- "in no particular order"
  291. [cl] Cleveland [US]: Troy L Smith (25,5,1) [link]
  292. [cmg] CokeMachineGlow [Canada] () -- unranked (10) + unison (18) + staff, capped at *3
  293. [cos] Cosmopolitan (15,5,1) [ref link]
  294. [cp] Cam Patterson (10,5,1) -- facebook
  295. [cpb] Capybara (nakhchivan) (20,5,1) -- ILXOR
  296. [cpu] Counterpunch: Jeffrey St Clair (10,5,1) [link]
  297. [cs_m] Consequence of Sound [US]: Metal (25,5,1) -- ILXOR
  298. [ct] Chicago Tribune [US]: Greg Kot (20,5,1) [link]
  299. [cum] Cult of Mac (10,5,1) [link]
  300. [dc] Dennis Cooper (31) [link] -- "no particular order"
  301. [db] Daily Beast (Marlow Stern) (10,5,1) [link] -- + HM
  302. [db_w] Daily Beast (Howard Wolfson) (7,5,1) [link]
  303. [df] The Digital Fix (16) [link]
  304. [dj] DJ Mag (10,5,1)
  305. [dp] Denver Post (10,5,1) [link]
  306. [dw] Drunken Werewolf (20,5,1) [link]
  307. [ecs] Entertainment Cheat Sheet (10,5,1) [link]
  308. [ei] El Intruso: writers (,5,1) [link]
  309. [ei_m] El Intruso: musicians (10,5,1) [link]
  310. [eikk] EI: Kirk Knuffke (10)
  311. [ejh] Ebay Jamil Hamilton (KRCL) (25) [link] -- "in order of release"
  312. [ew_c] Entertainment Weekly: country (10,5,1) [link]
  313. [ew_m] Entertainment Weekly: metal (10,5,1) [link]
  314. [ew_p] Entertainment Weekly: pop (10,5,1) [link]
  315. [ew_r] Entertainment Weekly: rock (10,5,1) [link]
  316. [ex_c] Exclaim [Canada]: Folk and Country (10,5,1) [link]
  317. [ex_e] Exclaim [Canada]: Electronic (10,5,1) [link]
  318. [ex_h] Exclaim [Canada]: Hip-Hop (10,5,1) [link]
  319. [ex_i] Exclaim [Canada]: Improv/Avant-Garde (10) [link]
  320. [ex_m] Exclaim [Canada]: Metal/Hardcore (10,5,1) [link]
  321. [ex_r] Exclaim [Canada]: Soul/R&B (10,5,1) [link]
  322. [ex_u] Exclaim [Canada]: Underrated (10) [link]
  323. [ex_x] Exclaim [Canada]: EPs (10,5,1) [link]
  324. [fd] Francis Davis (10,5,1) [link] -- + HM, reissues, V-D-L
  325. [f_r] Fact: Reissues (25,5,1) [link]
  326. [fr] Folk Roots/Folk Branches (Mike Regenstreif) (15,5,1) [link]
  327. [fr_r] fRoots: reissues (10,5,1)
  328. [ft] Funkatopia (20) [link]
  329. [ftw] For the Win (USA Today Sports)http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/12/the-10-best-albums-of-2015 (10,5,1)
  330. [fw] Flavorwire [US] (,5) [ref link] -- top five + 15 alphabetical
  331. [g_e] Guardian/Observer: Kitty Empire (10,5,1) [link]
  332. [g_h] Guardian/Observer: hip-hop (10,5,1) [link]
  333. [g_j] Guardian/Observer: jazz (10,5,1) [link]
  334. [g_o] Guardian/Observer: overlooked (10,5,1) [link]
  335. [g_x] Guardian/Observer: experimental (10) [link] -- "no particular order"
  336. [gd_e] Goute Mes Disques [France]: electronic (15,5,1)
  337. [gd_h] Goute Mes Disques [France]: hip-hop (15,5,1)
  338. [gd_m] Goute Mes Disques [France]: metal (10,5,1)
  339. [gd_o] Goute Mes Disques [France]: oblique (10,5,1)
  340. [gd_p] Goute Mes Disques [France]: pop/rock (15,5,1)
  341. [gg] The Grizzly Growl () [link]
  342. [ghj] Geoffrey Himes: jazz (20,5,1) [link]
  343. [ghn] Geoffrey Hines: non-jazz (20,5,1)
  344. [gl] Glide [US] (h,a) [link]
  345. [gm] Greg Magarian (30,5,1) -- Facebook
  346. [gp] Gear Patrol (15) [link] -- + HM
  347. [gt] Gimme Tinnitus () [link]
  348. [gw] Guitar World (50)
  349. [hc] Harvard Crimson (10,5,1) [link]
  350. [hdx] HipHopDX [US] () [ref link] -- unranked
  351. [hpw] Huffington Post: Kristi York Wooten (10,5,1) [link]
  352. [ht] Hypetrak (10,5,1) [link]
  353. [hu] The Hooded Utilitarian: Noah Berlatsky (25,5,1) [link]
  354. [id] Idolator (15,5,1) [link]
  355. [idy] Idie Youdie (25,5,1) [link]
  356. [imp] Impose (20,5,1) [link] -- ILXOR, partial, can't parse website
  357. [io] Invisible Oranges: Andrew Sacher (15,5,1) [link]
  358. [it] Irish Times: The Ticket [Ireland] (10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  359. [iw] Indy Week: The Triangle (25,5,1) [link]
  360. [jac] JCP: Alan Chase (10,5,1)
  361. [jad] JCP: Alain Drouot (10,5,1)
  362. [jag] JCP: Andrew Gilbert (10,5,1)
  363. [jah] JCP: Aaron Cohen (10,5,1)
  364. [jal] JCP: Aidan Levy (10,5,1)
  365. [jan] JCP: Alex Henderson (10,5,1)
  366. [jar] JJA: Alex W Rodriguez (14,5,1)
  367. [jas] JCP: Adam Shatz (10,5,1)
  368. [jbb] JCP: Bob Blumenthal (10,5,1)
  369. [jbm] JJA: Bill Milkowski (10,5,1) -- + HM, historical, etc
  370. [jbo] JCP: Brian Morton (10,5,1)
  371. [jbs] Bret Saunders (Denver Post) (10,5,1) [link]
  372. [jbp] JJA: Bob Protzman (19,5,1) -- unnumbered but evidently ranked
  373. [jbu] JCP: Bill Beuttler (10,5,1)
  374. [jc] Juice [Germany]: international (10,5,1) [ref link]
  375. [jcb] Chuck Bettis (11) -- DMG
  376. [jck] Christian Broecking (10,5,1)
  377. [jd] Joey Daniewicz (20,5,1) -- Facebook
  378. [jda] JJA: David R Adler (10,5,1) -- + debuts, historical
  379. [jdb] JCP: Dan Bilawsky (10,5,1)
  380. [jde] JCP: Donald Elfman (10,5,1)
  381. [jdf] JCP: David Fricke (10,5,1) -- + DMG
  382. [jdh] JJA: David Hajdu (10,5,1) -- + historical (2)
  383. [jdk] JCP: Duck Baker (10,5,1)
  384. [jdo] JCP: Dan Ouellette (10,5,1)
  385. [jdr] JCP: Doug Ramsey (10,5,1)
  386. [jdt] JCP: Derek Taylor (10,5,1)
  387. [jeh] JCP: Evan Haga (10,5,1)
  388. [jek] JCP: Elzy Kolb (10,5,1)
  389. [jel] JCP: Eugene Holley Jr (10,5,1)
  390. [jfk] Fred Kaplam (Stereophile) (10,5,1) [link]
  391. [jga] Glenn Astarita (10,5,1)
  392. [jgg] George Grella (Big City Blog) (10,5,1) [link]
  393. [jgk] DMG: Glenn Kenny (10,5,1)
  394. [jgs] JCP: Gilbert Shelton (10,5,1)
  395. [jgy] JCP: Gene Seymour (10,5,1)
  396. [jgz] JCP: George Kanzler (10,5,1)
  397. [jha] JJA: Hrayr Attarian (,5,1) -- + historical
  398. [jhk] DMG: Henry Kaiser (10)
  399. [jhm] JJA: Howard Mandel (15,5,1) -- + historical, etc
  400. [jjb] JCP: Joel Roberts (10,5,1)
  401. [jjc] JCP: John Chacona (10,5,1)
  402. [jje] JCP: John Ephland (10,5,1)
  403. [jjh] JJA: J Hunter (10,5,1) -- + categories
  404. [jji] JCP: John Litweiler (10,5,1)
  405. [jjl] JCP: James Hale (10,5,1)
  406. [jjm] JCP: Jim Macnie (Lament for a Straight Line) (10,5,1) [link] -- + HM from blog
  407. [jjo] JCP: John Frederick Moore (10,5,1)
  408. [jjr] AAJ: John Sharpe (10)
  409. [jjs] JJA: John Szwed (18,5,1) -- + historical, latin
  410. [jjw] JJA: Jim Wilke (10,5,1)
  411. [jka] JJA: Karl Ackermann (10,5,1) -- + historical, etc
  412. [jkd] JCP: Ken Dryden (10,5,1)
  413. [jkf] JJA: Ken Franckling (10,5,1) -- + historical, etc
  414. [jkg] DMG: Kurt Gottschalk (10,5,1)
  415. [jkr] DMG: Kevin Reilly (10,5,1)
  416. [jla] JCP: Larry Appelbaum (10,5,1)
  417. [jlb] JCP: Larry Blumenfeld (10,5,1) [link]
  418. [jld] JJA: Laurence Donohue-Greene (10,5,1) -- + vocal, archival
  419. [jlm] JCP: Lee Mergner (10,5,1)
  420. [jma] JJA: Mirian Arbalejo (Missing Duke) (10,5,1) [link]
  421. [jmb] JJA: Marcela Breton (10,5,1)
  422. [jmc] JCP: Mark Corroto (10,5,1)
  423. [jmh] DMG: Mary Halvorson (10,5,1)
  424. [jmj] JCP: Martin Johnson (10,5,1)
  425. [jmk] JCP: Mark Stryker (10,5,1)
  426. [jml] JCP: Martin Longley (10,5,1)
  427. [jmm] JCP: Milo Miles (10,5,1)
  428. [jmn] JCP: Michael G Nastos (10,5,1)
  429. [jmp] DMG: Mike Panico (10,5,1)
  430. [jms] JCP: Mike Shanley (10,5,1)
  431. [jmu] JCP: Michael Ullman (10,5,1)
  432. [jmy] JCP: Michael Coyle (10,5,1)
  433. [jna] JJA: Nancy Barell (10) -- unranked
  434. [jnb] JJA: Nick Bewsey (20,5,1) -- + historical (3)
  435. [jpa] JCP: Paul Acquaro (10,5,1) -- + DMG HMs
  436. [jpb] JJA: Philip Booth (10,5,1)
  437. [jpf] JCP: Patrick Frisco (10,5,1)
  438. [jph] JCP: Peter Hum (10,5,1)
  439. [jpj] JCP: Patrick Jarenwattananon (10,5,1)
  440. [jpq] JCP: Peter Quinn (10,5,1)
  441. [jpk] Piotr Kazmierczak (6) [link]
  442. [jpz] DMG: Phil Zampino (10,5,1)
  443. [jra] JCP: Robert Ham (10,5,1)
  444. [jrd] JCP: Raul da Gama (10,5,1)
  445. [jrh] JJA: Rusty Hassan () -- no particular order
  446. [jri] JCP: Robert Iannapollo (10,5,1)
  447. [jrk] JCP: Richard Kamins (10,5,1)
  448. [jrm] JJA: Ralph Miriello (10,5,1) -- + hm, historical, vocal, latin
  449. [jrn] Jazz Right Now (20,5,1) [link]
  450. [jrs] JJA: W Royal Stokes () [link] -- 10 best *2
  451. [js] John Smallwood (30,5,1) -- Facebook
  452. [jsa] JCP: Scott Albin (10,5,1)
  453. [jsb] JCP: Stuart Broomer (10,5,1)
  454. [jsd] JCP: Shaun Brady (10,5,1)
  455. [jsf] JJA: Steve Feeney (10,5,1)
  456. [jsg] JCP: Steve Greenlee (10,5,1)
  457. [jsh] DMG: Steve Holtje (10,5,1)
  458. [jsl] JCP: Slim (10,5,1)
  459. [jsm] Steve Monroe (9,5,1)
  460. [jsp] Sergio Piccirilli (10,5,1)
  461. [jsw] Seth Colter Walls (10,5,1)
  462. [jsy] JJA/JCP: Scott Yanow (10,5,1) -- + unranked JJA (15 new, 15 old)
  463. [jtc] JCP: Troy Collins (10,5,1)
  464. [jtd] JCP: Troy Dostert (10,5,1)
  465. [jth] JCP: Tad Hendrickson (10,5,1)
  466. [jtn] JCP: Thomas Conrad (10,5,1)
  467. [jtm] JCP: Tom Moon (10,5,1)
  468. [jtr] JJA: Travis Rogers Jr (Jazz Owl) ()
  469. [jw] Jazzwise (3,1) [link] -- only [1-3], 20 in print magazine
  470. [jwj] Willard Jenkins (10,5,1)
  471. [kf] Knack Focus [Belgium] (10,5,1) [link] [ref link]
  472. [kxk] KXCI: Kris Kerry (25,5,1) [link]
  473. [la_b] Los Angeles Times: Jazz [Chris Barton] (h,a) [link] -- 10 unranked picks, "10 more"
  474. [la_k] Los Angeles Times: Gerrick Kenned (10,5,1) [link]
  475. [la_l] Los Angeles Times: Randy Lewis (10,5,1) [link]
  476. [la_r] Los Angeles Times: Randall Roberts (10,5,1) [link]
  477. [la_w] Los Angeles Times: Mikal Wood (10,5,1) [link]
  478. [lc] Loser City (10) [link]
  479. [lc_e] Lost in the Cloud: Elijah (10,5,1) [link]
  480. [lc_g] Lost in the Cloud: Greg (10,5,1)
  481. [lmt] The Last Mixed Tape (20,5,1) [link]
  482. [lp] La Presse [Canada] () [ref link]
  483. [lt_h] Laut [Germany]: Hip-Hop (25,5,1) [link]
  484. [lt_m] Laut [Germany]: Metal] (25,5,1) [link] -- \
  485. [lv_p] Las Vegas Weekly: Spencer Patterson (10,5,1) [link]
  486. [lv_r] Las Vegas Weekly: Mike Prevatt (10,5,1)
  487. [lv_z] Las Vegas Weekly: Annie Zaleski (10,5,1)
  488. [lw_m] Loudwire: Metal (20,5,1) [link]
  489. [lw_r] Loudwire: Rock (20,5,1) [link]
  490. [lxl] LxL (20,5,1) [link]
  491. [m] Maura [Johnston] (10,5,1) -- ILXOR
  492. [mac] Maclean's: Adrian Lee (10,5,1) [link] -- + HM
  493. [maf] Metal as Fuck () [link] -- six individual top-tens: 1 pt each mention (cap 3)
  494. [mb] Moka Blum (25) -- ILXOR
  495. [mgt] McGill Tribune [Canada] (10,5,1) [ref link]
  496. [mf_f] More Fuzz: Mr Fuzz (20,5,1) [link]
  497. [mf_h] More Fuzz: Mr Heavyhead (20,5,1) [link]
  498. [mi_f] Metal Injection: Frank (20) [link]
  499. [mi_n] Metal Injection: Nicholas (30,5,1) [link]
  500. [mi_r] Metal Injection: Riley (20,5,1) [link]
  501. [mj] Mother Jones: Jon Young (10,5,1) [link]
  502. [mj_l] Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Piet Levy (10,5,1) [link]
  503. [mj_s] Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Christian Schneider (10,5,1) [link]
  504. [mm] Milo Miles (33) [link]
  505. [mp] Metal Pigeon (10,5,1) [link]
  506. [ms_c] Metal Sucks: Chuck (14,5,1) [link]
  507. [ms_g] Metal Sucks: Godless (15,5,1)
  508. [mut] Music Times (10,5,1) [link]
  509. [n_o] Noisey: overlooked albums (26) [link]
  510. [nat] The Nation: David Hadju (10,5,1) [link] -- +HM
  511. [nb] Nextbop: Anthony Dean-Harris (10,5,1) [link]
  512. [no] Nouse [UK] (10) [link]
  513. [nod] No Depression: critics (10,5,1)
  514. [noj] No Depression: jazz (Kevin Lynch) (15,5,1) [link]
  515. [now] NOW (Toronto) [Canada] (10,5,1) [link] -- + Toronto albums
  516. [npr] NPR () [link] [ref link] -- unranked
  517. [npr_b] NPR [US]: Bob Boilen (10,5,1) [link]
  518. [npr_d] NPR [US]: David Dye (10,5,1) [link]
  519. [npr_e] NPR [US]: Electronica () [link] -- unranked
  520. [npr_f] NPR [US]: Folk Alley () [link] -- unranked
  521. [npr_h] NPR [US]: Robin Hilton (10,5,1) [link]
  522. [npr_l] NPR [US]: Latitudes () [link]
  523. [npr_p] NPR [US]: Ann Powers () [link] -- unranked (or ranked within three categories?)
  524. [npr_t] NPR [US]: Stephen Thompson (10,5,1) [link]
  525. [nw] Newsweek (20,5,1) [ref link] -- cannot view article; [1-20] from AOTY
  526. [ny_c] New York Times [US]: Nate Chinen (10,5,1) -- + JCP
  527. [ny_p] New York Times [US]: Jon Pareles (10,5,1)
  528. [ny_r] New York Times [US]: Ben Ratlif (10,5,1)
  529. [nymd] New York Music Daily (50) [link]
  530. [nz] Noise for Zeros () [link]
  531. [ob] Offbeat (50,5,1) [link] -- only [1-10] numbered
  532. [obs] Observador: jazz () [link]
  533. [ok] The Oklahoman [US] (10,5,1) [ref link]
  534. [okp] Okayplayer (15,5,1) [ref link]
  535. [om] Other Music [US] () [link] -- unranked
  536. [om_r] Other Music [US]: reissues () [link]
  537. [ong] Ongakubaka (10,5,1) [link]
  538. [opb] () [link] [ref link]
  539. [or] The Oregonian: David Greenwald (20,5,1) [link]
  540. [ou] Optimistic Underground (17,5,1) [link]
  541. [owl] The Owl () [link] -- unranked
  542. [p] People: Jeff Nelson (10,5,1) [ref link]
  543. [p_m] Paste [US]: metal (13,5,1) [link] -- + "the best of the rest"
  544. [p_x] Paste [US]: box sets (10,5,1) [link]
  545. [pc_r] Piccadilly Records [UK]: compilations (20,5,1) [link]
  546. [pf_x] Pitchfork [US]: experimental (20,5,1) [link]
  547. [pi] Philadelphia Inquirier: Dan DeLuca (10,5,1) [link]
  548. [pl_e] Platomania: Electronica/Techno (10,5,1) [link]
  549. [pl_h] Platomania: Hip-Hop (,5,1) [link]
  550. [pl_j] Platomania: Jazz (10,5,1) [link]
  551. [pl_r] Platomania: Reissues (10,5,1) [link]
  552. [pl_s] Platomania: Soul (10,5,1) [link]
  553. [pl_t] Platomania: Roots (10,5,1) [link]
  554. [pl_w] Platomania: World (10,5,1) [link]
  555. [pm_a] PopMatters: Avant-Garde/Experimental Music (10,5,1) [link]
  556. [pm_c] PopMatters: Country (10,5,1) [link]
  557. [pm_e] PopMatters: Electronic (20,5,1) [link]
  558. [pm_h] PopMatters: Hip-Hop (15,5,1) [link] -- + HM
  559. [pm_i] PopMatters: Indie Pop (10,5,1) [link]
  560. [pm_j] PopMatters: Jazz (13,5,1) [link]
  561. [pm_k] PopMatters: Prog Rock/Metal (10,5,1) [link]
  562. [pm_m] PopMatters: Metal (10,5,1) [link]
  563. [pm_p] PopMatters: Pop (10,5,1) [link]
  564. [pm_r] PopMatters: Reissues (30,5,1) [link]
  565. [pm_u] PopMatters: Americana (15,5,1) [link]
  566. [po] Phil Overeem (20,5,1) [link] -- + 15 archival digs/comps, 100+ strong faves (- dupes, old)
  567. [por] Porcys [Poland] (10,5,1) [ref link]
  568. [ppg] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Scott Mervis (10,5,1) [link]
  569. [pri] PRI (10) [link]
  570. [psl] Pansentient League: Synthpop (20,5,1) [link]
  571. [qt_h] The Quietus Hip-Hop (20,5,1) -- scraped from ILXOR
  572. [r_am] Rhapsody: alt-country/Americana (10,5,1)
  573. [r_ar] Rhapsody: alt rock (18,5,1)
  574. [r_c] Rhapsody: country (10,5,1)
  575. [r_e] Rhapsody: EDM (10,5,1)
  576. [r_gp] Rhapsody: girl pop ()
  577. [r_h] Rhapsody: hip-hop (20,5,1)
  578. [r_m] Rhapsody: metal (20,5,1)
  579. [r_r] Rhapsody: rock (20,5,1) -- + girl pop
  580. [rc] Redeye Chicago: Josh Terry (20,5,1) [link]
  581. [re] Relevant (10,5,1) [link]
  582. [rfc] Radio Free Canuckistan (20,5,1) [link]
  583. [rfs] Renowned for Sound () [link] -- unranked
  584. [riu] Rip It Up [Australia] (10,5,1) [ref link]
  585. [rr] Rap Radar (10,5,1) [link]
  586. [rrh] Real Righteous Hombres (10,5,1) [link] -- +HM
  587. [rs_a] Rolling Stone [US]: avant (20,5,1) [link]
  588. [rt] The Root: Felice Leon (10,5,1) [link]
  589. [ru] Rap-Up (10,5,1)
  590. [rut] Ruta 66 [Spain]: international (10,5,1) [ref link]
  591. [rw] Randy Wieland (Huffington Post) () [link]
  592. [s_a] Spin [US]: avant (20,5,1) [link]
  593. [s_b] Spin [US]: Harley Brown (25,5,1) [link]
  594. [s_c] Spin [US]: Brennan Carley (25,5,1) [link]
  595. [s_d] Spin [US]: Rachel Brodsky (25,5,1) [link]
  596. [s_g] Spin [US]: James Grebey (25,5,1) [link]
  597. [s_j] Spin [US]: Colin Joyce (25,5,1) [link]
  598. [s_m] Spin [US]: metal (20,5,1) [link]
  599. [s_p] Spin [US]: pop (25,5,1) [link] -- ILXOR
  600. [s_u] Spin [US]: Andrew Unterberger (25,5,1) [link]
  601. [s_v] Spin [US]: Kyle McGovern (25,5,1) [link]
  602. [sam] Sarah A McCarty (12,5,1) [link]
  603. [scm] Saving Country Music (,,1) [link] -- "nominees"; one winner
  604. [sd] Shindig! [UK] (10,5,1) [ref link]
  605. [sdm] Storia della Musica [Italy] () [ref link] -- unranked
  606. [sdo] Sound Diego: jazz (10,5,1) [link]
  607. [sdu] San Diego Union Tribune: George Varga (15,5,1) [link]
  608. [se_b] Something Else: Preston Frazier (reissues, box sets) (10,5,1) [link]
  609. [se_d] Something Else: Nick DeRiso (rock + pop) (10,5,1) [link] -- +HM
  610. [se_e] Something Else: Nick DeRiso (blues, jazz + r&b) (10,5,1) [link]
  611. [se_f] Something Else: Preston Frazier (non-jazz) (10,5,1) [link] -- + HM, reissues/box sets (separate post)
  612. [se_g] Something Else: Preston Frazier (jazz) (10,5,1) [link]
  613. [se_p] Something Else: Fred Phillips (hard rock + metal) (10,5,1) [link]
  614. [se_r] Something Else: Nick DeRiso (reissues + live) (10,5,1) [link]
  615. [sht] hoptowntiger (Saving Country Music) (20,5,1) -- reader list
  616. [sjw] Jack Williams (Saving Country Music) (10,5,1) -- reader list
  617. [skm] Steve K McCoy (18,5,1) [link]
  618. [spt] Splice Today (10,5,1) [link]
  619. [sq] SQWW [France]: pop/rock/metal (20,5,1) [link] -- + hors categories
  620. [sq_e] SQWW [France]: musiques electroniques (10,5,1)
  621. [sq_t] SQWW [France]: techno/house (10,5,1)
  622. [sq_x] SQWW [France]: experimental/modern classical/ambient/drone (20,5,1)
  623. [srh] Sarahell (13,5,1) -- scraped from ILXOR, + jazz (9)
  624. [st] Soultracks (30) [link] -- unranked
  625. [st_h] Sun Times: rap (25,5,1) [link]
  626. [st_i] Sun Times: indie rock (25,5,1) [link]
  627. [szk] Zack Kephart (Saving Country Music) (10,5,1) -- reader list
  628. [tam] Tambourrhinoceros () [link] -- "no particular order"
  629. [tbt] Tampa Bay Times: Jay Cridlin (10,5,1) [link]
  630. [tc] Taste of Country (10,5,1) [link]
  631. [te] Telerama [France] () [ref link] -- 9 lists of 5 (no classical)
  632. [ti] Time (10,5,1) [ref link]
  633. [tn] Tim Niland [Music & More] (10,5,1) [link]
  634. [tns] The Tennessean: Nashville (17,5,1) [link] -- unranked
  635. [tr_e] Treble [US]: Electronic (10,5,1) [link]
  636. [tr_h] Treble [US]: Hip-Hop (10,5,1) [link]
  637. [tr_m] Treble [US]: Metal (10,5,1) [link]
  638. [tr_p] Treble [US]: Punk (10,5,1) [link]
  639. [ucr] Ultimate Classic Rock (10,5,1) [link]
  640. [ucg] UCSD Guardian (10,5,1) [link]
  641. [upr] Uproxx: The Smoking Section (15,5,1) [link]
  642. [utd] Radio UTD (25,5,1) [link]
  643. [vac] VV: Andrew Casillas (10)
  644. [vad] VV/JCP: Anthony Dean-Harris (10,5,1)
  645. [vah] VV: Aaron Hillis (10)
  646. [vak] VV: Andy Kellman (10)
  647. [val] VV: Alan Light (10)
  648. [vam] VV: Amy McCarthy (10)
  649. [vap] VV: Alyssa Pereira (10)
  650. [vaz] VV: Annie Zaleski (10)
  651. [vbb] (10:VV: Brent Burton)
  652. [vbm] VV: Brian McManus (10)
  653. [vbw] VV: Barry Walters (10)
  654. [vcb] VV: Christopher Barton (10)
  655. [vcc] VV: Carol Cooper (10)
  656. [vce] VV: Chuck Eddy (10)
  657. [vch] VV: Chris Herrington (10)
  658. [vcl] VV: Craig D Lindsey (10)
  659. [vcm] VV: Chris Molanphy (10)
  660. [vcp] VV: Cam Patterson (10)
  661. [vda] VV: David R Adler (10)
  662. [vdc] VV: Del Cowie (10)
  663. [vdw] VV: Douglas Wolk (10)
  664. [vg] Vogue [US] () [link] -- unranked list from ILXOR, omit Soundcloud/YouTube
  665. [vgc] VV: Gary Chun (10)
  666. [vgg] VV: Gillian Gaar (10)
  667. [vgm] VV: Glenn McDonald (10)
  668. [vhh] VV: Hilary Hughes (10)
  669. [vhp] VV: Heather Phares (10)
  670. [vhs] VV/JCP: Hank Shteamer (10)
  671. [vjc] VV/JCP: J.D. Considine (10)
  672. [vje] VV: Jill Ettinger (10)
  673. [vjf] VV: Jim Fouratt (10)
  674. [vjg] VV: Jessica Goodman (10)
  675. [vjl] VV: Jon LaFollette (10)
  676. [vjm] VV: Jim Macnie (10)
  677. [vjo] VV/JCP: Josh Langhoff (10,5,1)
  678. [vjp] VV: J Poet (10)
  679. [vjt] VV/JCP: Jeff Tamarkin (10,5,1)
  680. [vjw] VV: J Anthony Ware (10)
  681. [vkj] VV: Kevin John (10)
  682. [vlb] VV/JCP: Larry Birnbaum (10,5,1)
  683. [vma] VV: Michael Azerrad (10)
  684. [vmg] VV: Matt Gewolb (10)
  685. [vmm] VV: Michaelangelo Matos (10)
  686. [vmr] VV: Matt Rice (10)
  687. [vmr] VV: Michael Tatum (10)
  688. [vmw] JCP+VV: Michael J West (10,5,1)
  689. [vnf] VV: Nick Farruggia (10)
  690. [vpb] VV: Philip Booth (10)
  691. [vpg] VV: Phil Gallo (10)
  692. [vps] VV: Philip Sherburne (10)
  693. [vrc] VV: Robert Christgau (10)
  694. [vrg] VV/JCP: Richard Gehr (10,5,1)
  695. [vrh] VV: Rob Harvilla (10)
  696. [vrm] VV: Ryan Maffei (10)
  697. [vrs] VV: Rob Sheffield (10)
  698. [vse] VV: Steven Thomas Erlewine (10)
  699. [vsm] VV: Scott Mervis (10)
  700. [vsn] VV: Seth Mnookin (10)
  701. [vsp] VV: Scott Plagenhoef (10)
  702. [vss] VV: Steve Simels (10)
  703. [vtc] VV: Ted Cox (10)
  704. [vth] VV: Tom Hull (10)
  705. [vtk] VV: Todd Kristel (10)
  706. [vti] VV: Thomas Inskeep (10)
  707. [vto] VV: Thierry Cote (10)
  708. [vtl] VV: Tristam Lozaw (10)
  709. [vtr] VV: Tal Rosenberg (10)
  710. [vwh] VV: Will Hermes (10)
  711. [vwl] VV: Will Layman (10)
  712. [vu] Vulture (10,5,1) [link]
  713. [vx] Vox (10,5,1) [link]
  714. [w_a] Wire [UK]: avant rock (10,5,1)
  715. [w_b] Wire [UK]: critical beats (10,5,1)
  716. [w_d] Wire [UK]: dub (10,5,1)
  717. [w_e] Wire [UK]: electronica (10,5,1)
  718. [w_g] Wire [UK]: global (10,5,1)
  719. [w_h] Wire [UK]: hip-hop (10,5,1)
  720. [w_j] Wire [UK]: jazz/improv (10,5,1)
  721. [w_m] Wire [UK]: modern composition (10,5,1)
  722. [w_o] Wire [UK]: outer limits (10,5,1)
  723. [wmc] World Music Central () [link]
  724. [wsj] Wall Street Journal: Jim Fusilli (11,5,1) [link]
  725. [ww] Westword: jazz (Jon Solomon) (10,5,1) [link]
  726. [ye] Your EDM (10,5,1) [link]
  727. [ADM] Any Decent Music (50,20,10,5,1) [link]
  728. [AM] Acclaimed Music (100,20,10,5,1) [ref link] -- Dec 23 post: "you do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post"
  729. [AY] Album of the Year: ratings average (200,20,10,5,1) [link] -- sampled 2016-02-02
  730. [V] Village Voice Pazz & Jop (*,20,10,5,1) [link]

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