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.
Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

Highlights

The Enduring Spirit

by Tomb Mold

Lists

  1. Decibel: The Top 40 Albums of 2023
  2. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  3. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2023
  4. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2023
  5. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2023
  6. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2023
  7. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  8. Yardbarker: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  9. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2023

Recent Lists

By Year

By Category

Trending Works

Archive

About

Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.