Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Wesley Morris: Grantland: Top 30 Movies of 2014
Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2014
IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2014
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Sound Opinions

Lists

The Best Albums of 2025 · Greg Kot
The Best Albums of 2025 · Jim DeRogatis
Best Albums of 2024 · Jim DeRogatis
Best Albums of 2024 · Greg Kot
The Best Albums of 2023 · Greg Kot
The Best Albums of 2023 · Jim DeRogatis
The Best Albums of 2022 · Greg Kot
The Best Albums of 2022 · Jim DeRogatis
The Best Albums of 2021 · Jim DeRogatis
The Best Albums of 2021 · Greg Kot
The Best Albums of 2020 · Jim DeRogatis
The Best Albums of 2020 · Greg Kot
The Best Albums of 2019 · Jim DeRogatis
The Best Albums of 2019 · Greg Kot
Best Albums of 2018 · Greg Kot
Best Albums of 2018 · Jim DeRogatis
10 Favorite Albums of 2017 · Greg Kot
The Best Albums of 2017 · Jim DeRogatis
Best Albums of 2016 · Jim DeRogatis
Top Albums of 2016 · Greg Kot
Top 20 Albums of 2015 · Greg Kot
40 Favorite Albums of 2015 · Jim DeRogatis
Top 40 Albums of 2014 · Jim DeRogatis
Top 20 Albums of 2014 · Greg Kot
The Best Albums of 2013 · Greg Kot
The Best Albums of 2013 · Jim DeRogatis
Top 40 Albums of 2012 · Jim DeRogatis
Top 10 Albums of 2012 · Greg Kot
40 Favorite Albums of 2011 · Jim DeRogatis
Top Albums of 2011 · Greg Kot

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2014 Ignatiy Vishnevetsky · A.V. Club
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
25 Best Films of 2014 Slant
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
50 Best Albums of 2012 NME
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 15 Films of 2014 Noel Murray · The Dissolve
Top 30 Movies of 2014 Wesley Morris · Grantland
Top 12 Films of 2014 Michael Sicinski
Top 20 Films of 2014 In Review Online
20 Best Films of 2014 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Top 15 Films of 2014 Scott Tobias · The Dissolve
Best Films of 2014 Reverse Shot

Trending Works

Blue Lights
Open Water Caleb Azumah Nelson
Fetch the Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple
Roller Trio Roller Trio
Lemonade Beyoncé
Yolk in the Fur Wild Pink
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
Hidden History of the Human Race Blood Incantation
Paranoia, Angels, True Love Christine and the Queens
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Strangers and Intimates Tiffany Jenkins
The Breaking Ice Anthony Chen
Mrs. Fletcher
The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On Franny Choi

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