Year-End Lists

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

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

Washington Post: Hank Stuever 20 Best TV Shows of 2016

Cemetery of Splendor - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Dennis Cooper 15 Favorite Films of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Q Top 50 Albums Of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf Best Movies of 2016

Innocents and Others - Dana Spiotta

BBC Culture: Jane Ciabattari The 10 Best Books of 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

Vulture: Craig Jenkins 15 Best Albums of 2016

New Yorker: Dan Chiasson 8 Best Poetry Books of 2016

Arrival - Denis Villeneuve

Atlantic: Christopher Orr 35 Best Movies of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

The Wild Honey Pie Top 30 Albums of 2016

My Woman - Angel Olsen

Brooklyn Vegan Top Albums of 2016

The Nix - Nathan Hill

Entertainment Weekly The 20 Best Books of 2016

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

Entertainment Weekly 10 Best TV Shows of 2016

Paste 25 Best TV Shows of 2016

Paterson - Jim Jarmusch

IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum Top 10 Films of 2016

Washington Post: Elizabeth Lund 5 Best Poetry Collections of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

A.V. Club: Katie Rife The Best Films of 2016

La La Land - Damien Chazelle

A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger The Best Films of 2016

Night Sky With Exit Wounds - Ocean Vuong

BuzzFeed 11 Best Poetry Books of 2016

New York Times 10 Best Books of 2016

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The Ringer: Alison Herman 10 Best TV Shows of 2016

NPR Music: Ann Powers 10 Favorite Albums of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd The Best Films of 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo The Best Films of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

A.V. Club 20 Best Films of 2016