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

Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2019

14 November 2019

Titanic Rising - Weyes Blood

Uncut Magazine: 75 Best Albums of 2019

[see also 20232022202120202018201720162015201420132012]

Decibel: The Top 40 Albums of 2019

13 November 2019

Hidden History of the Human Race - Blood Incantation

Decibel Magazine: The Top 40 Albums of 2019

[see also 20232022202120202012]

Rough Trade: Albums of the Year 2019

13 November 2019

Dogrel - Fontaines D.C.

Rough Trade: Albums of the Year 2019

[see also 2023202220212020]

O Magazine: The Best Books of 2019

12 November 2019

The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates

O, The Oprah Magazine: The Best Books of 2019

[see also 202020182017]

She Reads: The Best Books of 2019

11 November 2019

The Most Fun We Ever Had - Claire Lombardo

She Reads: The Best Books of 2019

Literary Fiction

Thrillers

Historical Fiction

Fantasy

Romance

Science Fiction

Horror

Nonfiction

Sight & Sound Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Ten Best Films of 2019

01 November 2019

Vitalina Varela - Pedro Costa

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Ten Best Films of 2019, as submitted to the Sight & Sound Poll

[see also 2022202120202010s2018201720162015201320122011]


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Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2019

25 October 2019

How We Fight for Our Lives - Saeed Jones

Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2019, awarded by Kirkus Reviews

[see also Fiction 2023Nonfiction 2023Nonfiction 2022Fiction 2022Nonfiction 2021Fiction 2021Nonfiction 2020Fiction 2020Fiction 2019Nonfiction 2018Fiction 2018Nonfiction 2017Fiction 2017Nonfiction 2016Fiction 2016Nonfiction 2015Fiction 2015Nonfiction 2014Fiction 2014]

Winner

Nonfiction

Kirkus Prize: Fiction 2019

25 October 2019

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Kirkus Prize: Fiction 2019, awarded by Kirkus Reviews

[see also Fiction 2023Nonfiction 2023Nonfiction 2022Fiction 2022Nonfiction 2021Fiction 2021Nonfiction 2020Fiction 2020Nonfiction 2019Nonfiction 2018Fiction 2018Nonfiction 2017Fiction 2017Nonfiction 2016Fiction 2016Nonfiction 2015Fiction 2015Nonfiction 2014Fiction 2014]

Winner

Finalists

The Booker Prize: Best Fiction of 2019

14 October 2019

The Testaments - Margaret Atwood

The Booker Prize: Best Fiction of 2019

[see also 202320222021202020182017201620152014201320122011]

Winner

Shortlist

Longlist

Esquire: The Best Nonfiction Books of 2019

27 September 2019

No Visible Bruises - Rachel Louise Snyder

Esquire: The Best Nonfiction Books of 2019

[see also The 20 Best Books of 2023The Best Books of 2022The Best Nonfiction Books of 2022The 50 Best Books of 2021The Best Books of the 2010s]