Year-End Lists
A browsable archive 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
Guardian: Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2021
Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2021
The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of the Decade 2010-2019
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2021
Alexander Chee
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
BuzzFeed: Best Books of 2018
Time: Best Books of 2018
Entropy: Best Books of 2018
Vulture: Christian Lorentzen: 10 Best Books of 2018
Paste: Best Books of 2018
Boston.com: 20 Best Books of 2018
Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2018
Shelf Awareness: Best Books of 2018
Washington Post: 100 Notable Books of 2018
The Queen of the Night
Boston Globe: John Freeman: 15 Best Fiction Books of 2016
San Francisco Chronicle: 100 Recommended Books of 2016