Year-End Lists

A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Emily St. James: Vox: The 18 Best TV Shows of 2019
A.A. Dowd: A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2016
Sight & Sound: Top 35 Films of 2015
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Olympic Girls
1. Best Albums of 2019: Robin Hilton: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Films of 2019 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 18 Best TV Shows of 2019 Emily St. James · Vox
Top 20 Films of 2014 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Best Albums of the 2010s Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2011 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
Top 30 Films of 2016 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Complex
The Best Films of 2016 A.A. Dowd · A.V. Club
Best Films of 2018 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 35 Films of 2015 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 26 Films of 2017 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Albums Of 2021 Stereogum
The 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2025 Loudwire

Trending Works

The Kid with a Bike Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
Gloss Theo Burt
Avatar: The Way of Water James Cameron
White Bronco Action Bronson
Thoroughbreds Cory Finley
Longlegs Osgood Perkins
Caste Isabel Wilkerson
Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić
House of the Seasons Jung Min Oh
The Dirties Matt Johnson
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh
Gangs of Wasseypur Anurag Kashyap
Illang: The Wolf Brigade Kim Jee-Woon

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