Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

Highlights

Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2024
Variety: Peter Debruge: The Best Movies of 2024
WBUR: Erin Trahan: The 5 Best Films of 2024
more...

Census

by Jesse Ball

Lists

Nylon: Kristin Iversen: Best Books Of 2018
Powell's Books: Best Fiction of 2018

Recent Lists

WBUR: Erin Trahan: The 5 Best Films of 2024
WBUR: Sean Burns: The 5 Best Films of 2024
Uproxx: The Best TV Shows Of 2024
BBC Culture: The 20 Best Films of 2024
Electric Lit: Best Novels of 2024
The Ringer: Adam Nayman: The Best Movies of 2024
RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of 2024
Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan: The Best Books of 2024
Variety: Peter Debruge: The Best Movies of 2024
Variety: Owen Gleiberman: The Best Movies of 2024
Flood: The Best Albums of 2024
Slant: The Best TV Shows of 2024
New Yorker: Inkoo Kang: The Best TV Shows of 2024
HuffPost: The Best Films Of 2024
Los Angeles Times: The 15 Best Books of 2024
Slate: Dana Stevens: The 10 Best Movies of 2024
Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: Top 10 Movies of 2024
Polygon: The 50 Best TV Shows of 2024
Complex: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Slate: Dan Kois: The 10 Best Books of 2024
Slate: Laura Miller: The 10 Best Books of 2024
Entertainment Weekly: Kristen Baldwin: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024
The Playlist: The 20 Best Films Of 2024
Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Polygon: The 50 Best Movies of 2024
Dazed: The 20 Best Albums of 2024
Washington Post: Chris Richards: The Best Albums of 2024
The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2024
Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Movies of 2024
People: Lizz Schumer: Best 10 Books of 2024
New York Times: Elisa Gabbert: The Best Poetry Books of 2024
Time: Stephen Kearse: The 10 Best Albums of 2024
The Times: The 25 Best Albums of 2024
The Times: The 18 Best Novels of 2024
AllMusic: Best Albums of 2024
Verso Books: The Year 2024 in 10 Books
Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: Best Albums of 2024
Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: Best Albums of 2024
Independent: Clarisse Loughrey: The 15 Best Films of 2024
Slate: Carl Wilson: The 12 Best Albums of 2024
Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums Of 2024
Variety: Aramide Tinubu: The Best TV Shows of 2024
Variety: Alison Herman: The Best TV Shows of 2024
Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The Best Albums of 2024
Vogue: The Best TV Shows of 2024
KCRW: The 30 Best Albums of 2024
New York Times: Reggie Ugwu: Best Podcasts of 2024
Los Angeles Times: Amy Nicholson: The Best Movies of 2024
Vulture: John Waters: The Best Movies of 2024
Paste: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2024
Chicago Tribune: Nina Metz: Best TV of 2024
NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Slate: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024
Vox: Constance Grady: The Best Books of 2024
Time: Annabel Gutterman: The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2024
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2024
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2024
Esquire: The 26 Best Podcasts of 2024
New York Public Library: Best Poetry of 2024
Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024
AP: Maria Sherman: Best Albums of 2024
USA Today: Kelly Lawler: The Best TV Shows of 2024
New Yorker: Richard Brody: The Best Movies of 2024
People: Jeff Nelson: Top 10 Albums of 2024
AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Movies of 2024
AP: Jake Coyle: Best Movies of 2024
Billboard: Best Albums of 2024
Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2024
Crack Magazine: The Top 50 Albums of 2024
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2024
Atlantic: The 10 Best Books of 2024
Mondo Sonoro: Best International Albums of 2024
Rolling Stone: David Fear: 20 Best Movies of 2024
New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2024
New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2024
New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2024
Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2024
The Forty-Five: The Best Albums of 2024
The Skinny: Films of 2024
The Skinny: Albums of 2024
Wall Street Journal: Mark Richardson: The Best Music of 2024
Quietus: Jennifer Lucy Allan: The Best of 2024
Lit Hub: 38 Favorite Books of 2024
Electric Lit: Best Poetry Collections of 2024
Los Angeles Times: Robert Lloyd: Best TV Shows of 2024
IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2024
Guardian: Rishi Dastidar: The Best Poetry Books of 2024
Vanity Fair: The 22 Best TV Shows of 2024
Time: Judy Berman: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024
Consequence: 25 Best Movies of 2024
ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2024
New Yorker: Sarah Larson: The Best Podcasts of 2024
Vulture: Maris Kreizman: The Best Books of 2024
Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2024
Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Uproxx: The Best Albums of 2024
Resident Advisor: The Best Records of 2024
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2024
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2024
IndieWire: The 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024
Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 22 Best Movies of 2024
Library Journal: Best Literary Fiction of 2024
Library Journal: Best Poetry of 2024
Glide: 20 Best Albums of 2024

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New Yorker: Inkoo Kang: The Best TV Shows of 2024
Paste: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2024
Chicago Tribune: Nina Metz: Best TV of 2024
Variety: Peter Debruge: The Best Movies of 2024
The Ringer: Adam Nayman: The Best Movies of 2024
Uproxx: The Best TV Shows Of 2024
WBUR: Erin Trahan: The 5 Best Films of 2024
Variety: Owen Gleiberman: The Best Movies of 2024
Vulture: John Waters: The Best Movies of 2024
BBC Culture: The 20 Best Films of 2024
Slate: Dana Stevens: The 10 Best Movies of 2024
WBUR: Sean Burns: The 5 Best Films of 2024
HuffPost: The Best Films Of 2024

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