Year-End Lists

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

Blond - Frank Ocean

Craig Jenkins: New York 15 Best Albums of 2016

Dan Chiasson: New Yorker 8 Best Poetry Books of 2016

Arrival - Denis Villeneuve

Christopher Orr: Atlantic 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

Jonathan Rosenbaum: IndieWire Poll Top 10 Films of 2016

Elizabeth Lund: Washington Post 5 Best Poetry Collections of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

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

La La Land - Damien Chazelle

Jesse Hassenger: A.V. Club 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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Alison Herman: The Ringer 10 Best TV Shows of 2016

Ann Powers: NPR 10 Favorite Albums of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

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

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

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

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

A.V. Club 20 Best Films of 2016

Elle - Paul Verhoeven

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: A.V. Club The Best Films of 2016

Emotions and Math - Margaret Glaspy

No Depression Favorite Albums of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

IndieWire Top 50 Films of 2016

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

Nick Schager: Esquire The 25 Best Movies of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Nick Allen: RogerEbert.com Top Ten Films of 2016