Aquí está, como cada final de año, las listas de «a closer listen» con los «top ten» y «the best of the year»…

Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
Top Ten Experimental
Top Ten Electronic
Top Ten Drone
The Year’s Best Labels
The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks
The Year’s Best Album Covers
Top Ten Ambient
The Happiest Music of the Year
The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
The Year’s Best Packaging
The Year’s Best Film Scores
The Year’s Best Winter Music
The Year in Review
Top Ten Modern Composition
Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The Top 20 Albums of the Year