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
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2023
BBC Culture: The 20 Best Films of 2023
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
Atlantic: The Best Books of 2023
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Treble: The Top 50 Albums of 2019
Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2019
PopMatters: The 70 Best Albums of 2019
Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2019
Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2019
GCN: Steve Erickson: The Year in Music
World Eater
Jordan Cronk: Favorite Albums of 2017
PopMatters: 60 Best Albums of 2017
Sputnikmusic: Top 50 Albums of 2017
The Skinny: Top 50 Albums of 2017
Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2017
Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2017
Drowned in Sound: 100 Favourite Albums of 2017
Sasha Frere-Jones: Favorite Albums of 2017
Dumb Flesh
The Skinny: The 50 Best Albums of 2015
Sputnikmusic: Top 50 Albums of 2015
Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2015
Drowned in Sound: 100 Favourite Albums of 2015
Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2015
Dennis Cooper: 31 Favorite Albums of 2015
Sasha Frere-Jones: 89 Favorite Albums of 2015
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Fact: 50 Best Albums of 2011