Year-End Lists
A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
Movies
TV Shows
Music
Books
Poetry
Podcasts
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In Review Online
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Top 20 Films of 2014
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: A.V. Club
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The Best Films of 2014
Scott Tobias: The Dissolve
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Top 15 Films of 2014
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Patti Smith
Bread of Angels
10 Favorite Books of 2025
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Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air
The Best Nonfiction of 2025
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BookPage
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
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Time
Nonfiction
Year of the Monkey
18
Top 25 Books of 2019
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Hyperallergic
Top Music Books of 2019
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No Depression
Just Kids
4
The 17 Best Books of the 2010s
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Town & Country
11
The Best Books of the 2010s
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Esquire
M Train
3
15 Best Books of 2015
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Harper’s Bazaar
4
15 Best Books of 2015
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Maria Popova
10
The 10 Best Books of 2015
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Jane Ciabattari: BBC: BBC Culture
Top 10 Books of 2015
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David L. Ulin: Los Angeles Times
11 Best Books of 2015
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Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air
Nonfiction 2016
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Carnegie Medal
Longlisted
Banga
12
Top 40 Albums of 2012
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Jim DeRogatis: WBEZ: Sound Opinions
25
75 Best Albums of 2012
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Uncut
94
Top 100 Albums of 2012
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Village Voice: Pazz & Jop