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
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2023
BBC Culture: The 20 Best Films of 2023
Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2023
Economist: The Best Books of 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
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Meshell Ndegeocello
The Omnichord Real Book
Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2023
Hanif Abdurraqib: 108 Favorite Albums Of 2023
NPR Music: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
Slate: Carl Wilson: The 12 Best Albums of 2023
AllMusic: Best Albums of 2023
Ventriloquism
Albumism: 50 Best Albums of 2018
Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018
Spin: 51 Best Albums of 2018
Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2018
Boston Globe: Maura Johnston: Best Albums of 2018
Weather
Globe and Mail: Brad Wheeler: Top 10 Albums of 2011
Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2011