Year-End Lists

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

Blond - Frank Ocean

Pigeons & Planes 50 Best Albums of 2016

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

The Girlfriend Experience

Keith Uhlich: BBC 10 Best TV Shows of 2016

Horace and Pete

Alan Sepinwall: Uproxx 21 Best TV Shows of 2016

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Sarah Begley: Time Top 20 Books of 2016

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

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

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Stephanie Zacharek: Time Top 20 Movies of 2016

Dennis Cooper 23 Favorite Poetry Books of 2016

Nicole Brenez: Sight & Sound 5 Best Films of 2016

Sasha Frere-Jones 100 Favorite Albums of 2016

Atlanta

The Playlist 30 Best TV Shows of 2016

Everybody Wants Some!! - Richard Linklater

Little White Lies 25 Best Films of 2016

Embrace of the Serpent - Ciro Guerra

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

Leah Pickett: Chicago Reader Top Ten Films of 2016

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

NME 50 Best Albums of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Scott Tobias: Village Voice Top 10 Films of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Complex 50 Best Albums of 2016

Michael Robbins: Chicago Tribune 4 Best Poetry Books of 2016

The Lonely City - Olivia Laing

Maria Popova 16 Favorite Books of 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Cahiers du Cinéma Top Ten Films of 2016

My Golden Days - Arnaud Desplechin

Darren Hughes 10 Favorite Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Village Voice Top 50 Films of 2016

The Fits - Anna Rose Holmer

Bilge Ebiri: Village Voice 20 Best Movies of 2016

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Maureen Corrigan: NPR 10 Best Books of 2016