2019 / The Decade: Best of - A List About Lists

December 31, 2019

Wow – so much has happened in the last year... or 10. We've had the great fortune of releasing many records that have since been featured on these Best of 2019 & Best of The Decade lists kicking around and for that we are very grateful! We collected them all below for you to peruse and judge accordingly. Here's to many more years (decades?) of good tunes for all you good people –

BEST OF THE DECADE

Alvvays - Alvvays

#3 Exclaim! (50 Best Canadian Songs of the 2010s - “Archie, Marry Me”)
#16 Exclaim! (50 Best Canadian Albums of the 2010s)
#28 Rolling Stone (100 Best Songs of the 2010s - “Archie, Marry Me)
#29 Paste (30 Best Album Covers of the 2010s)
#154 Stereogum (The 200 Best Songs - “Archie, Marry Me”)

Alvvays - Antisocialites

#5 Paste (50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the 2010s)
#19 Paste (100 Best Albums of the 2010s)

American Football - American Football (LP3)

#17 Brooklyn Vegan (100 Best Punk/Emo Albums of the 2010s)

Japandroids - Celebration Rock

#3 Brooklyn Vegan (100 Best Punk/Emo Albums of the 2010s)
#7 Exclaim! (50 Best Canadian Songs of the 2010s - “The House That Heaven Built)
#8 Exclaim! (50 Best Canadian Albums of the 2010s)
#12 UPROXX (30 Best Indie Albums of the 2010’s)
#19 Paste (50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the 2010s)
#33 Rolling Stone (Rob Sheffield’s 50 Best Songs of the 2010s - “Continuous Thunder”
#41 Paste (100 Best Albums of the 2010s)
#54 Rolling Stone (100 Best Albums of the 2010s)
#55 Vice (100 Best Albums of the 2010s)
#60 Consequence of Sound (Top 100 Songs of the 2010s - “The House That Heaven Built”)
#78 Brooklyn Vegan (141 Best Albums of the 2010s
#81 Stereogum (100 Best Albums of the 2010s)
#88 Pitchfork (200 Best Songs of the 2010s - “Younger Us”)
#105 Stereogum (200 Best Songs of the 2010s - “The House That Heaven Built”)
#113 Pitchfork (200 Best Albums of the 2010s)
Tiny Mixtapes (Favorite 100 Songs of the Decade - “The House That Heaven Built”)

Jay Som - Everybody Works

#14 Paste (50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the 2010s)
#36 Paste (100 Best Albums of the 2010s)
#165 Pitchfork (200 Best Albums of the 2010s)

Jeff Rosenstock - POST-

#45 Brooklyn Vegan (100 Best Punk/Emo Albums of the 2010s)

of Montreal - Paralytic Stalks

Tiny Mixtapes (Favorite 50 Cover Art of the Decade)

Rainer Maria - S/T

#91 Brooklyn Vegan (100 Best Punk/Emo Albums of the 2010s)

BEST OF 2019

American Football - American Football (LP3)

#16 Brooklyn Vegan (Top 50 Albums of 2019)
#21 Billboard (25 Best Rock Albums of 2019)
#37 Kerrang! (The 50 Best Albums of 2019)
#57 Under The Radar (Top 100 Albums of 2019)
NPR (15 Best Rock Albums of 2019)
Alternative Press (50 Best Albums of 2019)

Chris Farren - Born Hot

#67 The Alternative (Top 75 Records of 2019)
The Atlantic (18 Best Albums of 2019)

Jay Som - Anak Ko

#7 Stereogum (Best Songs Of 2019 - “Tenderness” - Peter Helman)
#12 Paste (50 Best Songs of 2019 - “Superbike”)
#16 NPR (NPR’s Most Popular Songs of 2019 - “Superbike”)
#34 UPROXX (Best Indie Albums of 2019)
#35 Consequence of Sound (Top 50 Albums of 2019)
#45 Billboard (100 Best Songs of 2019 - “Superbike”)
#61 Rough Trade (Top 100 Albums of the Year)
#73 The Alternative (Top 75 Records of 2019)
#91 Pitchfork (100 Best Songs of 2019 - “Superbike”)
NPR (15 Best Rock Albums of 2019)

Julia Jacklin - Crushing

#5 Paste (The 20 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2019)
#8 Paste (50 Best Albums of 2019)
#10 Paste (50 Best Songs of 2019 - “Don’t Know How to Keep Loving You”)
#12 The Independent (The 50 best albums of 2019)
#15 Pop Matters (Top 20 Best Folk Albums of 2019)
#16 Gorilla vs Bear (Best Albums of 2019)
#18 Under The Radar (Top 100 Albums of 2019)
#23 Gorilla vs Bear (75 Songs of 2019 - “Don’t Know How to Keep Loving You”)
#32 Consequence of Sound (Top 50 Songs of 2019 - “Pressure To Party”)
#40 Consequence of Sound (Top 50 Albums of 2019)
#46 Pitchfork (Readers’ Poll Results - The Best Music of 2019)
#84 Rough Trade (Top 100 Albums of the Year)
Pitchfork (Best Rock Albums of 2019)
Aquarium Drunkard (2019 Year In Review)
AllMusic (Best of 2019)