Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Emily St. James: Vox: The 18 Best TV Shows of 2019
IndieWire: Best Films of 2011
Sight & Sound: Best Films of 2018
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Festival of the Dead
1. Top 100 Albums of 2014: Quietus
Afro Noise
1. Albums of the Year 2011: Quietus
Afro Noise I
- Favorite Albums of 2011: Sasha Frere-Jones
Afro Noise Vol. 1
1. 50 Best Albums of 2011: Fact

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2018 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Best Albums of the 2010s Rolling Stone
The 18 Best TV Shows of 2019 Emily St. James · Vox
The 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2025 Loudwire
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Complex
Top 30 Films of 2016 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 20 Films of 2014 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2016 A.A. Dowd · A.V. Club
Top 26 Films of 2017 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2011 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
Top 35 Films of 2015 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2023 Economist
The Best Books of 2021 Economist

Trending Works

Let Him Go Thomas Bezucha
Censor Prano Bailey-Bond
Dust Laurel Halo
Gangs of Wasseypur Anurag Kashyap
Caste Isabel Wilkerson
Going Places Yellow Swans
The Dirties Matt Johnson
House of the Seasons Jung Min Oh
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh
Avatar: The Way of Water James Cameron
Bent Sørensen: St Matthew Passion The Norwegian Soloists' Choir / Ensemble Allegria / Grete Pedersen
The Hunt Thomas Vinterberg
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić

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