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
Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: 50 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of the Decade 2010-2019
IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
Rolling Stone: Best Albums of 2020
Louise Erdrich
The Sentence
KCRW: Michael Silverblatt: Top 10 Books of 2021
Oprah Daily: 20 Favorite Books of 2021
Chicago Public Library: Top 10 Books of 2021
Slate: Laura Miller: The Best Books of 2021
BuzzFeed: The Best Books Of 2021
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2021
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2021
Kirkus Reviews: Best Fiction Books of 2021
Parade Magazine: 40 Best Books of 2021
The Night Watchman
Time: The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2020
The Round House
Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2012
BuzzFeed: The 24 Best Books of the Decade
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2012
LaRose
Entertainment Weekly: The 20 Best Books of 2016
Boston Globe: John Freeman: 15 Best Fiction Books of 2016
San Francisco Chronicle: 100 Recommended Books of 2016
Entertainment Weekly: Top 10 Fiction Books of the Decade
Powell's Books: Best Fiction of 2016
Future Home of the Living God
Brooklyn Rail: Joseph Salvatore: Best 50 Books of 2017
O Magazine: 11 Favorite Books of 2017
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2017