Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2016 (an annual poll of critics, published by The Village Voice)
[see also 2018 • 2017 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]
The San Francisco Chronicle: 100 Recommended Books of 2016
[see also Favorite Books of 2022 • 100 Recommended Books of 2018 • Top 10 Books of 2018 • Top 10 Books of 2016 • Top 10 Books of 2015]
Fiction and Poetry
Nonfiction
Jordan Cronk: 30 Favorite Albums of 2016, as posted to Twitter
[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018 • 2017]
Peter Labuza: 15 Favorite Films of 2016 (as posted to Letterboxd and discussed on The Cinephiliacs)
Keith Uhlich: 15 Favorite Films of 2016 (as published at his site and discussed on The Cinephiliacs)
[see also 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2012 • 2011]
Tiny Mix Tapes: 51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016
[see also 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]
The San Francisco Chronicle: Top 10 Books of 2016
[see also Favorite Books of 2022 • 100 Recommended Books of 2018 • Top 10 Books of 2018 • 100 Recommended Books of 2016 • Top 10 Books of 2015]
Fiction
Nonfiction
E. Ce Miller: 12 Best Poetry Collections of 2016, as published by Bustle