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.

Stranger: Top Ten Albums of 2017

05 January 2018

The Stranger: Top Ten Albums of 2017, plus a list of “besties.” See also their list of albums by local Seattle bands on the same page.

Besties

Book Riot: Best Books of 2017

05 January 2018

Book Riot: Best Books of 2017

In Review Online: Best Albums of 2017

05 January 2018

In Review Online: Best Albums of 2017

Nellie Killian: Favorite Films of 2017

05 January 2018

Twin Peaks: The Return - David Lynch

Nellie Killian: Favorite Films of 2017, as posted to Twitter

[see also 2010s]

Ryland Walker Knight: Favorite Feature Films of 2017

05 January 2018

A Ghost Story - David Lowery

Ryland Walker Knight: Favorite Feature Films of 2017

The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2017

05 January 2018

Capacity - Big Thief

The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2017

[see also 20202010s201920182016]

Lit Hub: Favorite Poetry Collections of 2017

04 January 2018

Literary Hub: Favorite Poetry Collections of 2017, as selected by 50 poets and writers

[see also 2010s]

Shelf Awareness: Best Books of 2017

04 January 2018

Shelf Awareness: Best Books of 2017

[see also 20232018]

Fiction

Nonfiction

Nashville Scene: The 2017 Jim Ridley Memorial Film Poll

04 January 2018

Get Out - Jordan Peele

Nashville Scene: The 2017 Jim Ridley Memorial Film Poll. "Every year, we at the Scene poll a diverse assemblage of film fans, critics and experts about their favorite flicks of the year, and we present our findings in what we’re now calling the Jim Ridley Memorial Film Poll — named for the Scene’s late, great editor and brilliant film writer."

[see also 202020192018]

Lists Curated by Toronto Film Review: Jordan Cronk: Top Ten Films of 2017

04 January 2018

Jordan Cronk: Top Ten Films of 2017, as submitted to the annual collection of Lists Curated by Toronto Film Review. See an expanded list submitted to the annual Senses of Cinema World Poll, and take a look at his write-up about The Year in Experimental Film at Film Comment.

[see also The Ten Best Experimental Films of 2022Top Ten Films of 2022Top Ten Films of 2021Top Ten Films of 2020The 50 Best Films of the 2010sTop 20 Films of 2019Top 20 Films of 2018]