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.
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Highlights
The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2023
Les Inrocks: Best Albums of 2023
BBC Culture: The 20 Best Films of 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2023
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Dawes
Misadventures Of Doomscroller
Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2022
Good Luck with Whatever
Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2020
Passwords
Variety: Chris Willman: 20 Best Albums of 2018
Glide: 20 Best Albums of 2018
We’re All Gonna Die
American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2016
Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2016
All Your Favorite Bands
American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2015
Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of the 2010s
Stories Don't End
American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums Of 2013
Nothing is Wrong
American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2011
Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2011
Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2011
PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011