Year-End Lists

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

The Best Albums of 2016 Slate: Carl Wilson

Blond - Frank Ocean

50 Best Albums of 2016 Pigeons & Planes

10 Best Poetry Books of 2016 New York Times: David Orr

The Girlfriend Experience

10 Best TV Shows of 2016 BBC: Keith Uhlich

Horace and Pete

21 Best TV Shows of 2016 Uproxx: Alan Sepinwall

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Top 20 Books of 2016 Time: Sarah Begley

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Top 10 TV Shows of 2016 Time: Daniel D’Addario

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Top 20 Movies of 2016 Time: Stephanie Zacharek

23 Favorite Poetry Books of 2016 Dennis Cooper

5 Best Films of 2016 Sight & Sound Poll: Nicole Brenez

100 Favorite Albums of 2016 Sasha Frere-Jones

Atlanta

30 Best TV Shows of 2016 The Playlist

Everybody Wants Some!! - Richard Linklater

25 Best Films of 2016 Little White Lies

Embrace of the Serpent - Ciro Guerra

The Best Films of 2016 Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones

Top Ten Films of 2016 Chicago Reader: Leah Pickett

I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It - The 1975

50 Best Albums of 2016 NME

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Top 10 Films of 2016 Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Tobias

Lemonade - Beyoncé

50 Best Albums of 2016 Complex

4 Best Poetry Books of 2016 Chicago Tribune: Michael Robbins

The Lonely City - Olivia Laing

16 Favorite Books of 2016 Maria Popova

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Top Ten Films of 2016 Cahiers du Cinéma

My Golden Days - Arnaud Desplechin

10 Favorite Films of 2016 Darren Hughes

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Top 50 Films of 2016 Village Voice Film Poll

The Fits - Anna Rose Holmer

20 Best Movies of 2016 Village Voice: Bilge Ebiri