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
Economist: Best Books of 2022
Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2022
Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2021
The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2022
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2022
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Princess Nokia
Everything Sucks
XXL: Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2020
Everything is Beautiful
Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2020
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2020
NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
XXL: Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2020
1992 Deluxe
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2017
NPR Music: Ann Powers: Top 10 Underheard Albums of 2017
1992
Quietus: Top 100 Albums of 2017
Les Inrocks: Best Albums of 2017
Tiny Mix Tapes: 51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016
The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2017
Drowned in Sound: 100 Favourite Albums of 2017
NME: 50 Best Albums of 2017
Sasha Frere-Jones: 100 Favorite Albums of 2016
gal-dem: Best Albums of 2016