Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

Village Voice: Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2016

21 December 2016

The Fits - Anna Rose Holmer

Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2016, as published by The Village Voice

[see also 20232022202120202019201720152012]

Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan: 10 Best Books of 2016

21 December 2016

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Maureen Corrigan: 10 Best Books of 2016 (as aired on NPR’s Fresh Air)

[see also 202320222021202020192018201720152011]

Washington Post: Hank Stuever: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016

21 December 2016

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

Hank Stuever: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016, as published by The Washington Post

[see also 2020201920182017]

What almost made the list

Dennis Cooper: 15 Favorite Films of 2016

21 December 2016

Cemetery of Splendor - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Dennis Cooper: 15 Favorite Films of 2016

[see also 201920172015201320122011]

Q: Top 50 Albums Of 2016

21 December 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Q Magazine: Top 50 Albums Of 2016

[see also 2019201820172015201320122011]

Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: Best Movies of 2016

21 December 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Joshua Rothkopf: Best Movies of 2016, as published by Time Out New York

[see also 20202019201820172015201420122011]

BBC Culture: Jane Ciabattari: The 10 Best Books of 2016

21 December 2016

Innocents and Others - Dana Spiotta

Jane Ciabattari: The 10 Best Books of 2016 as published by BBC Culture

[see also 201520142013]

Vulture: Craig Jenkins: 15 Best Albums of 2016

21 December 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

Craig Jenkins: 15 Best Albums of 2016, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 2023202220212020201920182017]

New Yorker: Dan Chiasson: 8 Best Poetry Books of 2016

21 December 2016

Dan Chiasson: 8 Best Poetry Books of 2016, as published by The New Yorker

[see also 201820172015]

Atlantic: Christopher Orr: 35 Best Movies of 2016

21 December 2016

Arrival - Denis Villeneuve

Christopher Orr: 35 Best Movies of 2016, as published by The Atlantic

[see also 2018201720152014]

Honorable Mentions (Alphabetically)