Year-End Lists
A browsable archive of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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Highlights
Economist: The Best Books of 2021
Tiny Mix Tapes: 50 Favorite Music Releases of 2017
Artforum: John Waters: Best Films of 2021
Sight & Sound Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Ten Best Films of 2020
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2021
Helado Negro
Far In
NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2021
Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2021
AllMusic: Best of 2021
This Is How You Smile
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2019
Flood: The Best Albums of 2019
Paste: The 25 Best Albums of 2019 (So Far)
Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2019
Treble: The Top 50 Albums of 2019
Rough Trade: Albums of the Year 2019
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
Wired: Jason Parham: The 7 Best Albums of 2019
A.V. Club: The Best Music of 2019 So Far
Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2019 (So Far)
NPR Music: Best Albums of 2019 (So Far)
Private Energy
Sasha Frere-Jones: 100 Favorite Albums of 2016
Island Universe Story Three
New Yorker: Sasha Frere-Jones: 50 Most Impressive Albums of 2014
Double Youth
New Yorker: Sasha Frere-Jones: 50 Most Impressive Albums of 2014