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'''''Spin''''' (stylized in all caps as '''''SPIN''''') is an American [[music magazine]] founded in 1985 by publisher [[Bob Guccione, Jr.]] Now owned by Next Management Partners, the magazine is an online publication since it stopped issuing a print edition in 2012.
 
== History ==
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''Spin'' was established in 1985 by [[Bob Guccione, Jr.]]<ref name="zara">{{cite news|last=Zara|first=Christopher|title=In Memoriam: Magazines We Lost In 2012|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/memoriam-magazines-we-lost-2012-956388|access-date=November 8, 2014|work=International Business Times|date=December 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Rob|date=January 17, 2020|title=Media Publisher Sells Off 'Spin,' 'Stereogum'|url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/345843/media-publisher-sells-off-spin-stereogum.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126200136/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/345843/media-publisher-sells-off-spin-stereogum.html|archive-date=January 26, 2021|access-date=February 1, 2022|website=MediaPost|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 1987, the publisher announced it would stop publishing ''Spin'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Dougherty|first=Philip H.|date=November 23, 1987|title=Advertising; Spin Magazine Finds Investor and Chairman|language=en-US|page=D9|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/23/business/advertising-spin-magazine-finds-investor-and-chairman.html|access-date=February 1, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> but Guccione Jr. retained control of the magazine<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 5, 1997|title=Publisher of Vibe Buys Spin Magazine|language=en-US|page=D9|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/05/business/publisher-of-vibe-buys-spin-magazine.html|access-date=February 1, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and partnered with former [[MTV]] president David H. Horowitz to quickly revive the magazine.<ref name=":0"/> During this time, it was published by Camouflage Publishing with Guccione Jr. serving as president and chief executive and Horowitz as investor and chairman.<ref name=":0"/>
 
In its early years, ''Spin'' was known for its narrow music coverage, with an emphasis on [[college rock]], [[grunge]], [[indie rock]], and the ongoing emergence of [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], while virtually ignoring other genres, such as [[country music|country]] and [[heavy metal music|metal]]. It also pointedly provided a national alternative to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'s'' more establishment-oriented style.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} ''Spin'' prominently placed rising acts such as [[R.E.M.]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Walters|first=Barry|date=October 1986|title=Visions of Glory|work=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ym2SY9Ha5AIC|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> [[Prince (musician)|Prince]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bull|first=Bart|date=July 1986|title=Black Narcissus|page=45|work=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFgfrF29bfgC|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> [[Run-D.M.C.]],<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Mehno|first1=Scott|last2=Leland|first2=John|title=The Years of Living Dangerously|page=41|work=Spin|date=May 1988|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7GU2Uztk1UC|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> [[Beastie Boys]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cohen|first=Scott|date=March 1987|title=Crude Stories|page=40|work=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tc58B-2vU3AC|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> and [[Talking Heads]] on its covers<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 1985|title=Talking Heads cover|work=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=16jp_aFRHdgC|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> and did lengthy features on established figures such as [[Duran Duran]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Coehn|first=Scott|date=February 1987|title=All Dressed Up and Everywhere To Go|page=41|work=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gcCEwpvxozAC&pg=PA41|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> [[Keith Richards]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=German|first=Bill|date=October 1985|title=Keith Richards: A Stone Unturned|page=44|work=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W-XEpPcqekMC&pg=PA44|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> [[Miles Davis]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zwerin|first=Mike|date=November 1989|title=Straight No Chaser|page=91|work=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EFy_OzhWq-EC&pg=PA91|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> [[Aerosmith]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cohen|first=Scott|date=January 1988|title=Talk This Way|page=54|work=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w-1-NqaOaKsC&pg=PA53|access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> [[Tom Waits]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bull|first=Bart|date=September 1987|title=Boho Blues|page=57|work=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-eDfuEXUHp8C&pg=PA57|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> and [[John Lee Hooker]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bull|first=Bart|date=April 2006|title=Messin' with the Hook|page=50|newspaper=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xdLsQBjl0-IC&pg=PA50|access-date=May 29, 2012}}</ref>
 
On a cultural level, the magazine devoted significant coverage to [[hardcore punk|punk]], [[alternative country]], [[electronica]], [[reggae]] and [[world music]], [[experimental rock]], [[jazz]] of the most adventurous sort, burgeoning [[underground music]] scenes, and a variety of fringe styles. Artists such as the [[Ramones]], [[Patti Smith]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[X (American band)|X]], [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], and the former members of the [[Sex Pistols]], [[The Clash]], and the early [[punk rock|punk]] and [[New wave music|New Wave]] movements were heavily featured in ''Spin''{{'}}s editorial mix. ''Spin''{{'}}s extensive coverage of [[Hip hop music|hip-hop music]] and [[Hip hop|culture]], especially that of contributing editor [[John Leland (journalist)|John Leland]], was notable at the time.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
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In 1994, two journalists working for the magazine were [[1994 roadside attack on Spin magazine journalists|killed by a landmine]] while reporting on the [[Bosnian War]] in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. A third, [[William T. Vollmann]], was injured.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 2, 1994|title=Landmine Kills Two Photographers, Wounds Writer With PM-Yugoslavia|url=https://apnews.com/article/6cfab08d0c92b8c0f3df24bcb82f8b00|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=AP News|language=en}}</ref>
 
In 1997, Guccione Jr. left the magazine after selling ''Spin''<ref name=":1" /> to Miller Publishing for $43.3 million. The new owner appointed Michael Hirschorn as editor-in-chief.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=June 5, 1997|title=Miller Publishing to Buy Spin From Guccione Jr.|language=en-US|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB86546779069294500|access-date=February 5, 2022|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=June 5, 1997|title=Publisher of Vibe Buys Spin Magazine|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/05/business/publisher-of-vibe-buys-spin-magazine.html|access-date=February 5, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A partnership made up of Robert Miller, [[David Salzman]], and [[Quincy Jones]], Miller Publishing also owned ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'',<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Peers|first=Martin|date=June 5, 1997|title=Jones' Vibe takes Spin|url=https://variety.com/1997/biz/news/jones-vibe-takes-spin-1116679915/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> which together made up Vibe/Spin Ventures. In 1999, [[Alan Light]], who previously served as editor of ''Vibe'' succeeded Hirschorn at ''Spin''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wartofsky|first=Alona|date=January 22, 1999|title=Turnover at the Top of Spin Magazine|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/01/22/turnover-at-the-top-of-spin-magazine/646ec2f4-40e2-4d79-9fac-28674266887b/|access-date=February 5, 2022|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
 
===Later years ===
[[Sia Michel]] was appointed editor-in-chief in early 2002 to succeed Light.<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 6, 2002|title=Spin Magazine's Editor Alan Light To Resign, Plans New Music Project|language=en-US|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1012945011336907120|access-date=February 5, 2022|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Block|first=Valerie|date=October 12, 2006|title=Blender stirs up music magazines|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20020513/SUB/205130710/blender-stirs-up-music-magazines|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=Crain's New York Business|language=en}}</ref> With Michel as editor, according to Evan Sawdey of ''[[PopMatters]]'', "''Spin'' was one of the most funny, engaging music publications out there, capable of writing about everyone from [[the Used]] to [<nowiki/>[[Kanye West]]] with an enthusiasm and deep-seated knowledge in genre archetypes that made for page-turning reading".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sawdey|first=Evan|date=March 20, 2014|title=Jody Rosen vs. Ted Gioia, and the Advent of New Fogeyism, PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/jody-rosen-vs-ted-gioia-and-the-advent-of-new-fogeyism-2495675136.html|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=PopMatters|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2003, ''Spin'' sent [[Chuck Klosterman]], a senior writer who joined the magazine in the 1990s, on a trip to visit the death sites of famous artists in rock music, which became the basis of his 2005 book, ''[[Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kelley|first=Frannie|date=April 20, 2011|title=Everything You Know About This Band Is Wrong|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2011/04/21/135568766/everything-you-know-about-this-band-is-wrong|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zacharek|first=Stephanie|date=July 24, 2005|title='Killing Yourself to Live': The Dead|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/books/review/killing-yourself-to-live-the-dead.html|access-date=February 5, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Klosterman wrote for ''Spin'' until 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joffe|first=Justin|date=January 4, 2017|title=Why We're Still Committed to Music Journalism (Even If It's Gone to Shit)|url=https://observer.com/2017/01/why-were-committed-to-music-journalism/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=Observer|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In February 2006, Miller Publishing sold the magazine to a San Francisco-based company called the McEvoy Group LLC, which was also the owner of [[Chronicle Books]]. The purchase price was reported to be "less than $5 million".<ref name="spin">{{cite news|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=October 17, 2007|title=S.F. group buys 20-year-old rock music magazine Spin|last= Raine|first=George|date=March 1, 2006|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/03/01/BUG8VHGCI11.DTL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Young|first=Eric|date=February 28, 2006|title=Spin Magazine bought by S.F. publisher|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2006/02/27/daily33.html|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=San Francisco Business Times}}</ref> That company formed Spin Media LLC as a [[holding company]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raine|first=George|date=March 1, 2006|title=S.F. group buys 20-year-old rock music magazine Spin / Nion McEvoy leads company created for the acquisition|url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/S-F-group-buys-20-year-old-rock-music-magazine-2502979.php|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=San Francisco Chronicle|language=en-US}}</ref> The new owners appointed Andy Pemberton, a former editor at ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'', to succeed Michel as editor-in-chief.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gross|first=Jason|date=March 2, 2006|title=Spin and the FCC- It's a Kids', Kids' Kids' world…, PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/spin_and_the_fcc_its_a_kids_kids_kids_world-2495678498.html|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=PopMatters|language=en-US}}</ref> The first and only issue to be published under Pemberton's editorship was the July 2006 issue which featured [[Beyoncé]] on the cover.<ref>{{Cite news|date=Jul 2006|title=Beyoncé cover|work=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s5jfV6kXmTEC|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ives|first=Nat|date=August 31, 2006|title=Like Rival 'Time,' 'Newsweek' Set for Changes at the Top|url=https://adage.com/article/media/rival-time-newsweek-set-top/111590|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=Ad Age|language=en}}</ref> Pemberton resigned from ''Spin'' in June 2006 and was succeeded by Doug Brod, who was executive editor during Michel's tenure.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dylan|date=June 22, 2006|title=Spin Editor Andy Pemberton Resigns|url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/spin-editor-andy-pemberton-resigns/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=AdWeek|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In 2008, the magazine began publishing a complete digital edition of each issue.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Sisario|first=Ben|date=June 20, 2011|title=Spin Magazine Fires Publisher and Editor|url=https://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/editor-and-publisher-fired-from-spin-magazine/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=The New York Times|language=en-US}}</ref> For the 25th anniversary of Prince's ''[[Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]'', in 2009, ''Spin'' released "a comprehensive oral history of the film and album and a free downloadable tribute that features nine bands doing song-for-song covers of the record".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Prince|first=David J.|date=June 11, 2009|title=Spin goes crazy with "Purple Rain" tribute album|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-prince-idUSTRE55A5HY20090611|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref>
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In March 2010, the entire collection of ''Spin'' magazine back issues became freely readable on [[Google Books]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Matson|first=Andrew|date=March 9, 2010|title=Every issue of Spin Magazine is on Google books|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/every-issue-of-spin-magazine-is-on-google-books/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Brod remained editor until June 2011 when he was replaced by Steve Kandell who previously served as deputy editor.<ref name=":5" /> In July 2011, for the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's 1991 album, ''[[Nevermind]]'', the magazine released a tribute album including all 13 songs with each covered by a different artist. The album released for free on Facebook included covers by [[Butch Walker]], [[Amanda Palmer]] and [[Titus Andronicus (band)|Titus Andronicus]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Herbert|first=Geoff|date=July 20, 2011|title=Spin magazine's free Nirvana covers album celebrates 20th anniversary of 'Nevermind'|url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2011/07/free_nirvana_covers_album_download_spin_magazine.html|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=The Post-Standard|language=en}}</ref>
 
With the March 2012 issue, ''Spin'' relaunched the magazine in a larger, bi-monthly format and, at the same time, expanded its online presence under digital general manager Jeff Rogers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schonfeld|first=Erick|date=February 21, 2012|title=Exclusive First Look At Spin’s New Music-Playing Website|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/21/spin-music-playing-website/|access-date=January 3, 2023|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Video|first=TC|date=February 22, 2012|title=SPIN.Com's Redesign|url=https://techcrunch.com/unified-video/spin-coms-redesign/|access-date=April 12, 2024|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Erin|first=Carlson|date=February 6, 2012|title=Spin Media to Launch Streaming Music Player|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/spin-media-streaming-music-player-287236/|access-date=April 12, 2024|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sisario|first=Ben|date=October 5, 2011|title=A New Schedule and New Feel for Spin Magazine|url=https://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/a-new-schedule-and-new-feel-for-spin-magazine/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=The New York Times|language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2012, ''Spin'' was sold to Buzzmedia, which eventually renamed itself SpinMedia.,<ref name=":3">{{cite news|last=Sisario|first=Ben|date=July 10, 2012|title=Spin Magazine Is Sold to Buzzmedia, With Plans to Expand Online Reach|work=The New York Times|url=https://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/spin-magazine-being-sold-to-buzzmedia-with-plans-to-expand-online-reach/|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> which was founded in 1999 by Anthony Batt and Marc Brown.<ref name="Batt">{{cite web |title= Interview with Anthony Batt, Co-Founder, Buzznet |work= SoCal Tech" High Tech News and Information for Southern California |date= May 10, 2006 |author= Ben Kuo |url= http://www.socaltech.com/interview_with_anthony_batt__co-founder__buzznet/s-0003953.html |access-date= October 23, 2013 }}</ref> The September/October 2012 issue was the magazine's last print edition.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|title=The Daily Swarm|url=http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/spin-dead-long-live-car-and-driver/|access-date=May 7, 2016|archive-date=March 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329220738/http://thedailyswarm.com/headlines/spin-dead-long-live-car-and-driver/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Sisario|first=Ben|date=July 29, 2012|title=Spin Announces Layoffs and Drops Nov./Dec. Issue|url=https://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/spin-announces-layoffs-and-drops-nov-dec-issue/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=The New York Times|language=en-US}}</ref> It continued to publish entirely online with Caryn Ganz as its editor-in-chief.<ref name=":6" /> In June 2013, Ganz was succeeded by Jem Aswad,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sebastian|first=Michael|date=June 6, 2013|title=Spin Names New Editor-in-Chief|url=https://adage.com/article/media/spin-names-editor-chief/241941|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=Ad Age|language=en}}</ref> who was replaced by Craig Marks in June of the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sebastian|first=Michael|date=June 12, 2014|title=Craig Marks, Veteran of Music Journalism, Named Editor in Chief of Spin.com|url=https://adage.com/article/media/craig-marks-named-editor-chief-spin/293699|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=Ad Age|language=en}}</ref>
 
In 2016, Puja Patel was appointed editor<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Helen|date=September 17, 2018|title=Puja Patel Named New Editor in Chief of Pitchfork|url=https://observer.com/2018/09/puja-patel-named-new-editor-in-chief-pitchfork/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=Observer|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Eldridge Industries]] acquired SpinMedia via the Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group for an undisclosed amount.<ref name="adweek-spinbuy">{{cite web|last=Ariens|first=Chris|date=December 22, 2016|title=Billboard Buys Spin and Vibe in a Quest to 'Own the Topic of Music Online'|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/billboard-buys-spin-and-vibe-quest-own-topic-music-online-175229/|access-date=March 10, 2017|website=Adweek}}</ref> [[Matt Medved]] became editor in December 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=December 20, 2018|title=Matt Medved Named Editor-in-Chief of Spin|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/spin-matt-medved-editor-in-chief-8491158/|access-date=February 5, 2022|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
''Spin'' was acquired in 2020 by Next Management Partners. Jimmy Hutcheson serves chief executive officer<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Guaglione|first=Sara|date=June 5, 2020|title='Spin' Founder Bob Guccione Jr. Returns As Creative Advisor|url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/352202/spin-founder-bob-guccione-jr-returns-as-creativ.html|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=MediaPost|language=en}}</ref> with Daniel Kohn as editorial director<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lentini|first=Liza|date=July 5, 2021|title=5 Albums I Can't Live Without: Daniel Kohn, SPIN's Editorial Director|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/07/daniel-kohn-5-albums-i-cant-live-without/|access-date=February 5, 2022|website=SPIN|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''Spin''{{'}}s founder, Guccione Jr., who rejoined the magazine as creative advisor.<ref name=":7" />
 
In late 2023, the publication received backlash for Guccione Jr.'s article defending former [[Rolling Stone]] editor [[Jann Wenner]] after the latter made racist and sexist comments that got him ousted from [The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame]] board of directors as well as for "Stand Together Music," an initiative used "to launder the reputation of Koch Industries."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Dembicki|first=Geoff|date=December 7, 2023|title=Revealed: how top pop stars are used to ‘launder the reputation’ of Koch family|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/07/koch-family-stand-together-music|access-date=February 6, 2024|website=Guardian|language=en}}</ref>. In 2024 its week-long activation at the 'South By Southwest' conference was sponsored by the 'United States Army'<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Contributor|first=Spin|date=March 22, 2024|title=SPIN, U.S. Army Team For Week-Long Austin Takeover
|url=https://www.spin.com/2024/03/spin-u-s-army-team-for-week-long-austin-takeover/|access-date=February 6, 2024|website=Guardian|language=en}}</ref>, one of the factors that led to over 100 bands dropping off the festival in protest.
 
In May 2024, the magazine announced it will relaunch its print edition and publish quarterly starting in August.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Kerry |date=May 28, 2024 |title=Exclusive: Spin magazine returns to print |url=https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2024/05/28/spin-magazine-print-music |url-access=subscription |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Axios}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 28, 202 |title=SPIN Returns To Print |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240528954518/en/SPIN-Returns-To-Print |access-date=2024-05-28 |work=Business Wire |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Books ==
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|[[Turnstile (band)|Turnstile]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chesler|first=Josh|date=December 21, 2021|title=Artist of the Year: Turnstile|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/turnstile-artist-of-the-year-2021/|access-date=2022-02-06|website=SPIN|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|2022
|[[Weyes Blood]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hochman |first1=Steve |title=Artist of the Year: Weyes Blood |url=https://www.spin.com/featured/weyes-blood-artist-of-the-year |website=SPIN |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
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|2023
|[[Sinéad O'Connor]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lentini |first1=Liza |title=Sinéad O’Connor: 2023 Artist of the Year |url=https://www.spin.com/featured/sinead-oconnor-2023-artist-of-the-year/ |website=SPIN |access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref>
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| 2019 || [[Big Thief]] || "Orange" || {{flagcountry|USA}} || <ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-18|title=The 10 Best Songs of 2019|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/12/best-songs-2019/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=SPIN|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| 2020 || [[Bartees Strange]] || "Boomer" || {{flagcountry|EnglandUSA}} || <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-11|title=The 30 Best Songs of 2020|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/12/30-best-songs-2020/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=SPIN|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| 2021 || [[Japanese Breakfast]] || "Be Sweet" || {{flagcountry|USA}} || <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-14|title=The 30 Best Songs of 2021|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/12/best-songs-of-2021/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=SPIN|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| 2022 || [[Sudan Archives]] || "Home Maker" || {{flagcountry|USA}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Songs Of The Year |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/12/the-50-best-songs-of-the-year/ |website=SPIN |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
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| 2023 || [[Boygenius]] || "[[Not Strong Enough]]" || {{flagcountry|USA}} || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Kohn |first1=Daniel |title=Song of the Year: boygenius, 'Not Strong Enough' |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/12/song-of-the-year-boygenius-not-strong-enough/ |website=SPIN |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref>
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|1995
|[[Moby]]
|''[[Everything Is Wrong (album)|Everything is Wrong]]''
|{{flagcountry|USA}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 1996|title=20 Best: Moby unlocks techno, trip-hop arrives and Polly|page=62|work=Spin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UPmf0Kr8tR0C&pg=PA62|access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
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|''[[Kid A]]''
|{{flagcountry|England}}
|<ref name="spin20002">[https://books.google.com/books?id=k9KJt3F7IdUC&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=PA72#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Spin''], January 2001.</ref>
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|2001
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|{{flagcountry|USA}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-13|title=The 30 Best Albums of 2021|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/12/best-albums-of-2021/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=SPIN|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|2022
| [[Weyes Blood]]
| ''[[And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow]]''
|{{flagcountry|USA}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=The 22 Best Albums Of 2022 |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/12/22-best-albums-of-2022/ |website=SPIN |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
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|2023
|[[Killer Mike]]
|''[[Michael (Killer Mike album)|Michael]]''
|{{flagcountry|USA}}
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Guccione, Jr. |first1=Bob |title=Album of the Year: Killer Mike, ‘Michael’ |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/12/album-of-the-year-killer-mike-michael/ |website=Spin Magazine |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref>
|}
Note: The 2000 album of the year was awarded to "your hard drive", acknowledging the impact that filesharing had on the music listening experience in 2000.<ref name="spin20002"/> ''Kid A'' was listed as number 2, the highest ranking given to an actual album.
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