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
NPR Music: Bob Boilen: Top Ten Albums of 2018
Guardian: Mark Kermode: 10 Best Films of 2022
The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2022
Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2014
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2022
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Speedy Ortiz
Twerp Verse
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2018
Foil Deer
Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2015
Diffuser: 50 Best Albums of 2015
Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2015
Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2015
Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2015
Crack Magazine: Albums of the Year 2015
Sasha Frere-Jones: 89 Favorite Albums of 2015
Major Arcana
Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2013
Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2013
NME: Best Albums of 2013
Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2013
Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2013
Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2013