Year-End Lists

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

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Jordan Cronk: Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2026
Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2026
Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2026
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The Labyrinth of the Straight Line
- 100 Favorite Albums of 2016: Sasha Frere-Jones stayed with me
Hold Everything Dear
- #39 Top 50 Albums of 2011: The Wire

Trending Lists

80 Best Albums of 2026 Uncut
Top 20 Films of 2014 In Review Online
Best Films of 2026 Jordan Cronk · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 12 Films of 2014 Michael Sicinski
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 30 Movies of 2014 Wesley Morris · Grantland
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
Best Fiction of 2026 Goldsmiths Prize
10 Best Books of 2026 Publishers Weekly
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2014 Reverse Shot
25 Best Films of 2014 Slant
The Best Films of 2014 Ignatiy Vishnevetsky · A.V. Club
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth

Trending Works

The Color of Rain Aja Monet
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Middle of Nowhere Kacey Musgraves
Foreign Tongues The Rolling Stones
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Path Lit by Lightning David Maraniss
The Witch Marie NDiaye
False Dawn George Selgin
Inferno Boards of Canada
Look for Your Mind! The Lemon Twigs
The Substance Coralie Fargeat
Eephus Carson Lund
The Boys of Dungeon Lane Paul McCartney
INFINITY minus Infinity The Otolith Group

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