Year-End Lists
A browsable archive of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
Movies
TV Shows
Music
Books
Poetry
Podcasts
Highlights
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2021
New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2021
Tiny Mix Tapes: 50 Favorite Music Releases of 2017
Sight & Sound Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Ten Best Films of 2020
A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021
2011 Music
Exclaim: 30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011
09 December 2011
Exclaim
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30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011
Bon Iver
Bon Iver
Strange Mercy
St. Vincent
Metals
Feist
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
M83
Kaputt
Destroyer
Native Speaker
Braids
Feel It Break
Austra
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Creep On Creepin’ On
Timber Timbre
Impossible Spaces
Sandro Perri
Wild Flag
Wild Flag
Transistor Sister
Shotgun Jimmie
Belong
Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Rip Tide
Beirut
Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Girls
Apocalypse
Bill Callahan
Yuck
Yuck
We’re All Dying to Live
Rich Aucoin
Bad as Me
Tom Waits
Gloss Drop
Battles
Goodbye Bread
Ty Segall
Wounded Rhymes
Lykke Li
21
Adele
Sound Kapital
Handsome Furs
Cults
Cults
Past Life Martyred Saints
EMA
Deformer
Dog Day
Smoke Ring for My Halo
Kurt Vile
The Whole Love
Wilco
Departing
Rural Alberta Advantage