Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on independent music, including indie rock. However, the range of musical genres covered extends to electronic, pop, hip hop, dance, folk, jazz, and experimental music.

The site, which was established in 1995, concentrates on new music, but Pitchfork journalists also review reissued albums and box sets. The site has published "best-of" lists - such as the best albums of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and the best songs of the 1960s - as well as annual features detailing the best singles and albums of each year between 2001 and 2007.