Here is a list of all sources used last year for albums! I will delete them and edit this post as I add them to the spreadsheet. If someone with permissions could pin this, that'd be great!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF SOURCES. IF YOU FIND A NEW SOURCE, PLEASE POST IT IN THE GENERAL SUBFORUM, EVEN IF YOU BELIEVE IT TO BE INELIGIBLE.
Argentina: Rolling Stone (Argentina), Rolling Stone (Argentina) (Natl)
Australia: Double J, NME (Australia)
Belgium: Dansende Beren, Dansende Beren (Natl), Goûte mes Disques, Humo, Indiestyle, Indiestyle (Natl), Knack Focus
Brazil: APCA (Natl), Revista O Grito
Canada: CBC Music (Natl), Exclaim!, Le Canal Auditif, Northern Transmissions
Colombia: Radionica, Revista Shock (Natl)
Finland: Soundi, Soundi (Natl)
France: BenzineMag, Les Inrockuptibles, Libération, MagicRPM, Mowno, New Noise, Rolling Stone (France), Tsugi, Victoires de la musique
Germany: 1Live, Laut, Musikexpress, Plattentests, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Radio 1, Rolling Stone (Germany), Tonspion, Visions, Zündfunk
Hungary: Recorder
Ireland: Crack, Hot Press, The Irish Times, The Irish Times (Natl), XS Noize
Italy: Blow Up, Blow Up (Natl), Kalporz, Ondarock, Rockerilla, Rolling Stone (Italy), Rolling Stone (Italy) (Natl), Rumore, SentireAscoltare
Japan: Rockin' On
Latin America: Rolling Stone en Esnpanol (Spanish)
Mexico: MeHaceRuido (English), MeHaceRuido (Spanish), Warp
Netherlands: 3voor12, De Volkskrant, Het Parool, OOR
Portugal: Blitz, Blitz (Natl)
Spain: Crazy Minds (Natl), Crazy Minds, Dod Magazine, Dod Magazine (Natl), Efe Eme, Efe Eme (Natl), Hipersónica, Hipersónica (Natl), Jenesaispop, Mindies, Mindies (Portuguese), Mindies (Spanish), Mondo Sonoro, Mondo Sonoro (Natl), Muzikalia, Muzikalia (Natl), Rockdelux, Rockdelux (Natl), Rockzone, Rockzone (Natl), Ruta (Natl), Ruta 66
Sweden: Dagens Nyheter, Sonic, Sweden Rock
UK: BBC Radio 6 Music, Clash, Classic Rock, Dazed, Distorted Sound, DIY, DJ Magazine, Dork, Far Out Magazine, Fireworks Magazine, Fistful of Metal, God Is in the TV, Kerrang!, Live4ever, Loud and Quiet, Louder Than War, Metal Hammer, Mixmag, musicOMH, NME, Prog Magazine, Record Collector, Resident Advisor, Retropop, Rock Sound, Rolling Stone (UK), SHINDIG!, Stereoboard, Still Listening, The Forty-Five, The Guardian, The Line of Best Fit, The Quietus, The Skinny, The Skinny (Scottish), The Times, The Wire
USA: A Closer Listen, A.V. Club, Albumism, AllMusic, American Songwriter, Aquarium Drunkard, Atwood Magazine, Beats Per Minute, Billboard, Complex, Consequence of Sound, Entertainment Weekly, Everything Is Noise, Fader, FLOOD Magazine, Glide, Gorilla vs Bear, Grammys, HipHopDX (Hip Hop), HipHopDX (R&B), Latin Grammys, Magnet, Metal Injection, mxdwn.com, Nashville Scene, No Depression, No Ripcord, NPR, Passion of the Weiss, Paste, Pitchfork, PopMatters, Revolver, RIFF Magazine, Rolling Stone, Slant, Spectrum Culture, SputnikMusic, Stereogum, The Alternative Press, TheNeedleDrop, Treble, Under the Radar, Uproxx, Uproxx Critics Poll, XXL
Venezuela: La Revista La Dosis, La Revista La Dosis (Latin America), La Revista La Dosis (Spanish)
EOY Albums: Sources Checklist
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