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.

Scott Tobias: Top Movies of 2018

07 December 2018

Scott Tobias: Top Movies of 2018, as posted to Twitter

[see also 20232022202120202019201620152014201320122011]

Honorable Mentions

American Songwriter: Top 25 Albums Of 2018

07 December 2018

Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves

American Songwriter: Top 25 Albums Of 2018

[see also 2023202020192017201620152014201320122011]

Us Weekly: Mara Reinstein: Top Movies of 2018

07 December 2018

Eighth Grade - Bo Burnham

Mara Reinstein: Top Movies of 2018, as published by Us Weekly

[see also 2023202220212020201920172016201520142013]

HuffPost: Claire Fallon: Best Fiction Of 2018

07 December 2018

The Third Hotel - Laura van den Berg

Claire Fallon: Best Fiction Of 2018, as published by HuffPost

[see also 2020]

ScreenCrush: LaToya Ferguson: The Best TV Shows of 2018

07 December 2018

LaToya Ferguson: The Best TV Shows of 2018, as published by ScreenCrush

[see also 20202019]

The Ringer: Best Movies of 2018

07 December 2018

Burning - Lee Chang-dong

The Ringer: Best Movies of 2018, composed by Sean Fennessey and Adam Nayman

[see also 20202019]

With Apologies To

Entertainment Weekly: The Best Podcasts of 2018

07 December 2018

You Must Remember This - Karina Longworth

Entertainment Weekly: The Best Podcasts of 2018

[see also 2021]

Honorable mentions

New York Times: Jon Pareles: 10 Best Albums of 2018

06 December 2018

Dirty Computer - Janelle Monáe

Jon Pareles: 10 Best Albums of 2018, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2023202220212020201920172011]

New York Times: Jon Caramanica: 18 Best Albums of 2018

06 December 2018

Clean - Soccer Mommy

Jon Caramanica: 18 Best Albums of 2018, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2023202220212020201920172011]

Vulture: Jen Chaney: 10 Best TV Shows of 2018

06 December 2018

Jen Chaney: 10 Best TV Shows of 2018, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 202320222021202020192017]