Year-End Lists

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

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2014
Jordan Cronk: Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2026
Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2026
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Bob Boilen

Lists

Favorite Albums of 2024
Favorite Albums 2023
Favorite Music of 2022 NPR · NPR Music
Top 10 Albums of 2021 NPR · NPR Music
Best Albums of 2019 NPR · NPR Music
Top Ten Albums of 2018 NPR · NPR Music
Top 12 Albums of 2017 NPR · NPR Music
11 Favorite Albums of 2011 NPR · NPR Music

Trending Lists

Top 15 Films of 2014 Noel Murray · The Dissolve
The Best Films of 2014 Ignatiy Vishnevetsky · A.V. Club
Top 12 Films of 2014 Michael Sicinski
Top 30 Movies of 2014 Wesley Morris · Grantland
20 Best Films of 2014 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Top 20 Films of 2014 In Review Online
80 Best Albums of 2026 Uncut
Top 15 Films of 2014 Scott Tobias · The Dissolve
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
Best Films of 2014 Reverse Shot
Best Films of 2026 Jordan Cronk · Sight & Sound Poll
25 Best Films of 2014 Slant

Trending Works

Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Gravity Archives Andrew Motion
The Imitation Game Morten Tyldum
Carrying Samantha Josephs
The Standard Grand Jay Baron Nicorvo
All We Imagine as Light Payal Kapadia
Creation Lake Rachel Kushner
The Remembered Soldier Anjet Daanje
Distance Over Time Dream Theater
The Holdovers Alexander Payne
The Trip to Italy Michael Winterbottom
Lost Lambs Madeline Cash
Norte, the End of History Lav Diaz
Inferno Boards of Canada

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