Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

Highlights

The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2013
Cult MTL: Justine Smith: The Best Films of 2024
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Bird of Youth

Get Off
1. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2016
Defender
1. Magnet: Top 20 Albums of 2011

Recent Lists

The Booker Prize: Best Fiction of 2025
National Book Award: Poetry 2025
National Book Award: Nonfiction 2025
National Book Award: Fiction 2025
Women's Prize: Non-Fiction 2025
Women's Prize: Fiction 2025
Dublin Literary Award: 2025
PEN/Faulkner Award: Fiction 2025
Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2024
Benoit Rouilly: Best Films of 2024
Jordan Cronk: The Ten Best Experimental Films of 2024
For the Win: Cory Woodroof: The Best 15 Films of 2024
Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2024
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2024
Sarah Welch-Larson: Favorite Movies of 2024
Polygon: Matt Patches: The Best Movies of 2024
Polygon: Tasha Robinson: The Best Movies of 2024
Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2024
Cult MTL: Justine Smith: The Best Films of 2024
Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Nicole Brenez: Best Films of 2024
Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2024
Ryan Swen: Top 10 Films of 2024
Paste: Mara Davis: The Best (Feel-Good) Podcasts to Round Out 2024
Saige Walton: Favorite Films from 2024
Sean Fennessey: 100 Favorite Movies of 2024
La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Movies of 2024
n+1: A.S. Hamrah: The Twenty-Five Best Movies of 2024
The Yellow Button: Kelsie Herzog: My Favorite Albums of 2024
Michael Sicinski: Twenty-One Experimental Films That Defined 2024
AnOther Magazine: The Very Best Films of 2024
Wallpaper: Nick Levine: The 10 Best Films of 2024
San Francisco Chronicle: Best Books of 2024
The Reveal: Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2024
Guitar World: The Best Guitar Albums of 2024
Riff: The 35 Best Albums of 2024
Mike D’Angelo: Top Ten Films of 2024
Guy Lodge: 51 Favourite Films of 2024
Digital Trends: A.A. Dowd: 10 Best Movies of 2024
Austin Noto-Moniz: Favorite Films of 2024
BBC Culture: The 24 Best Books of 2024
A Closer Listen: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
The Reveal: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2024
Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2024
Essence: The Best Albums Of 2024
Daily Beast: Nick Schager: 10 Best Movies of 2024
The i Paper: Christina Newland: The 10 Best Films of 2024
The i Paper: Anna Bonet: The 10 Best Books of 2024
Tone Glow: Favorite Albums of 2024
The Alternative: Best 50 Releases of 2024
Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2024
Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Our Culture: The Best Books of 2024
In Review Online: Best Films of 2024
God Is In The TV: Albums of the Year for 2024
Rolling Stone: Rob Sheffield: Top 20 Albums of 2024
Paste: The Best Novels of 2024
GCN: Steve Erickson: Top 10 Films of 2024
Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2024
Clémence Polès: Top Ten Albums of 2024
Clémence Polès: Top Ten Films of 2024
Passerby: Best Albums of 2024
Passerby: Best Books of 2024
Passerby: Best Films of 2024
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2024
Autostraddle: The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2024
Minneapolis Star Tribune: The Best Books of 2024
XXL: 10 of the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2024
Harper’s Bazaar: The 44 Best Books of 2024
Observer: Barbara Ellen: 10 Best TV Shows of 2024
Autostraddle: Drew Burnett Gregory: The Best Queer Movies of 2024
Here & Now: Traci Thomas: Top Books of 2024
Observer: Kitty Empire: 10 Best Albums of 2024
Observer: Wendy Ide: 10 Best Films of 2024
Bob Boilen: Favorite Albums of 2024
Josh Larsen: Top Ten Films of 2024
Slate: K. Austin Collins: Favorite Films of 2024
Guardian: The 20 Best Podcasts of 2024
Guardian: The 50 Best Movies of 2024
The Nation: David Hajdu: The Best Albums of 2024
Guardian: The 50 Best TV Shows of 2024
No Depression: Favorite Roots Albums of 2024
Vogue: The 36 Best Albums of 2024
You Magazine: The 10 Best Fiction Books Released in 2024
Daily Mail: Adrian Thrills: Top 10 Albums of 2024
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2024
Barack Obama: Favorite Books of 2024
Good Morning America: Peter Travers: The 10 Best Movies of 2024
Vulture: Nicholas Quah: The Best Podcasts of 2024
Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2024
The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2024
Jezebel: Nora Biette-Timmons: The Best (New) Books I Read in 2024
A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2024
NPR Music: Ann Powers: Top 15 Albums of 2024
Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2024
Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Vogue: The Best Books of 2024
Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2024
Town & Country: The Best Podcasts of 2024
Uproxx: The Best Movies Of 2024
Atwood Magazine: The Best Albums of 2024
Folk Alley: Best Albums of 2024
Slate: Sam Adams: The Best Movies of 2024
Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2024

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Trending Lists

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The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
Benoit Rouilly: Best Films of 2024
The Booker Prize: Best Fiction of 2025
Time: The 100 Must-Read Books of 2024
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2024
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2024
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Wall Street Journal: The Best Books of 2019

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