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
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2023
The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2023
Economist: The Best Books of 2023
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Eileen Myles
a "Working Life"
Electric Lit: Best Poetry Collections of 2023
Vanity Fair: Our 20 Favorite Books of 2023
Evolution
Dennis Cooper: Favorite Poetry of 2018
Afterglow (a dog memoir)
Entropy: Best Books of 2017
Stranger: Top 20 Books of 2017
Lit Hub: Favorite Poetry Collections of 2017
Chelsea Girls
New Yorker: Dan Chiasson: 12 Favorite Poetry Books of 2015
I Must Be Living Twice
Publishers Weekly: Best Poetry Books of 2015
Dennis Cooper: 23 Favorite Poetry Books of 2015
Flavorwire: Jonathon Sturgeon: 8 Best Poetry Books of 2015
New Yorker: Dan Chiasson: 12 Favorite Poetry Books of 2015
Lit Hub: The 10 Best Poetry Collections of the Decade
Snowflake / different streets
Coldfront: Top 40 Poetry Books of 2012
Frontier Psychiatrist: Top 18 Poetry Books of 2012
Dennis Cooper: 16 Favorite Poetry Books of 2012
Chicago Tribune: Michael Robbins: 7 Best Small-Press Poetry Books of 2012