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
2012 Music
Fly: Top 50 Albums of 2012
02 December 2012
The Fly
:
Top 50 Albums of 2012
[see also
2011
]
Tramp
Sharon Van Etten
Visions
Grimes
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Sun
Cat Power
Devotion
Jessie Ware
Django Django
Django Django
Plumb
Field Music
World, You Need a Change of Mind
Kindness
Given to the Wild
The Maccabees
Lonerism
Tame Impala
Born to Die
Lana Del Rey
An Awesome Wave
alt-J
Shields
Grizzly Bear
Mature Themes
Ariel Pink
Shrines
Purity Ring
Come of Age
The Vaccines
Coexist
The xx
Beard, Wives, Denim
Pond
Oshin
Diiv
King Tuff
King Tuff
In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
The Cribs
Swing Lo Magellan
Dirty Projectors
Confess
Twin Shadow
All Hell
Daughn Gibson
Melody’s Echo Chamber
Melody’s Echo Chamber
The Haunted Man
Bat for Lashes
Something
Chairlift
TOY
TOY
Give You the Ghost
Poliça
A+E
Graham Coxon
A Different Ship
Here We Go Magic
Bloom
Beach House
Centipede Hz
Animal Collective
Love this Giant
David Byrne & St. Vincent
America Give Up
Howler
Wixiw
Liars
Rispah
The Invisible
The Only Place
Best Coast
Radlands
Mystery Jets
Allah-Las
Allah-Lahs
Beacon
Two Door Cinema Club
119
Trash Talk
Tough Love
Pulled Apart By Horses
Into The Diamond Sun
Stealing Sheep
Have Some Faith in Magic
Errors
Good Don’t Sleep
Egyptian Hip Hop
2:54
2:54
Spooky Action at a Distance
Lotus Plaza
Like I Used To
Lucy Rose
Ester
Trailer Trash Tracy’s