Year-End Lists

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

« 2016
Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

David Ehrlich 25 Best Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

B. Ruby Rich: IndieWire Best Films of 2016

A Seat at the Table - Solange

NPR Best 50 Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Kitty Empire: Observer Top 10 Albums of 2016

Mark Kermode: Observer Best Films of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Consequence Top 50 Albums of 2016

Son of Saul - László Nemes

Time Out London 25 Best Films of 2016

We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service - A Tribe Called Quest

Gorilla vs. Bear 60 Favorite Albums of 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Sight & Sound Top 30 Films of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2016

Elle - Paul Verhoeven

Murielle Joudet: Les Inrocks Top 10 Films of 2016

Heal the Living - Katell Quillévéré

Emily Barnett: Les Inrocks Top 10 Films of 2016

Elle - Paul Verhoeven

Les Inrocks Top 20 Films of 2016

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Chicago Public Library Top Ten Books of 2016

Krisha - Trey Edward Shults

John Waters: Artforum 10 Best Films of 2016

My Woman - Angel Olsen

American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Paste 50 Best Albums of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Les Inrocks 50 Best Albums of 2016

Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Greg Kot: Chicago Tribune Top Albums of 2016

Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Crack Magazine Albums of the Year 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2016

Swing Time - Zadie Smith

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2016

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

National Book Award Fiction 2016

The Performance of Becoming Human - Daniel Borzutzky

National Book Award Poetry 2016