Year-End Lists

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

Emily Nussbaum

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1. The Best Nonfiction Books of 2019: Esquire
- The 10 Best Books of 2019: Christopher Borrelli: Chicago Tribune

16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
The Top 10 Books of 2013 Jane Ciabattari · BBC · BBC Culture
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
11 Best Albums of 2017 Craig Jenkins · New York · Vulture
Top 25 Albums of 2022 Magnet
Best Films of 2017 Manuela Lazic · Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2024 A.V. Club
Top Ten Films of 2019 Gerald Peary · Filmmaker Magazine · Village Voice Film Poll
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times
Best Films of 2017 Jaime Christley · Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2017 Sean Mulvihill · Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, we make no tallies.