Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

2019

Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2019

20 December 2019

Norman Fucking Rockwell! - Lana Del Rey

The Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2019

[see also 20232022202120202018201720152014201320122011]

Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2019

20 December 2019

Uncut Gems - Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie

Slant Magazine: The 25 Best Films of 2019

[see also 202320222021202020182017201620152014201320122011]

The Runners-Up

Michael Glover Smith: Top 25 Films of 2019

20 December 2019

Michael Glover Smith: Top 25 Films of 2019, posted on his blog White City Cinema

The Runners-Up

NPR: Favorite Movies Of 2019

19 December 2019

NPR: Favorite Movies Of 2019

IndieWire Poll: The 50 Best Movies of 2019

19 December 2019

Parasite - Bong Joon-ho

IndieWire: The 50 Best Movies of 2019, as voted by film critics from around the world

[see also 202320222021202020182017201620152014201320122011]

The Rest of the Best

Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2019

19 December 2019

Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains

Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2019

[see also 20222018]

Economist: The Best Films Released in 2019

19 December 2019

Parasite - Bong Joon-ho

The Economist: The Best Films Released in 2019

[see also 2023202220212020]

Electric Lit: Christina Orlando: 14 Unmissable Poetry Books from 2019

19 December 2019

Library of Small Catastrophes - Alison C. Rollins

Christina Orlando: 14 Unmissable Poetry Books from 2019, as published by Electric Lit

Q: Top 50 Albums of 2019

19 December 2019

Norman Fucking Rockwell! - Lana Del Rey

Q Magazine: Top 50 Albums of 2019

[see also 2018201720162015201320122011]

HuffPost: The Best Podcasts of 2019

19 December 2019

HuffPost: The Best Podcasts of 2019

[see also 2023]