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
The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2022
Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2023
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2023
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Lori McKenna
1988
Folk Alley: Best Albums of 2023
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2023
Christmas is Right Here
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2021
The Balladeer
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2020
The Tree
Washington Post: Chris Richards: Best Music of 2018
Entertainment Weekly: 20 Best Albums of 2018
No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2018
The Bird & the Rifle
NPR Music: Best 50 Albums of 2016
Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016
No Depression: Favorite Albums of 2016
Lorraine
Hartford Courant: Eric R. Danton: Top 20 Albums of 2011
Boston Globe: Sarah Rodman: Top Albums of 2011