Year-End Lists

RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019, as selected by the site’s regular film critics and assistant editors

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1. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
2. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
3. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
4. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
5. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
6. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
7. Us
   Jordan Peele
8. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
9. The Last Black Man in San Francisco
   Joe Talbot
10. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    Céline Sciamma

Runner-ups

• Ad Astra
  James Gray
• Apollo 11
  Todd Douglas Miller
• Black Mother
  Khalik Allah
• The Farewell
  Lulu Wang
• A Hidden Life
  Terrence Malick
• High Life
  Claire Denis
• Little Women
  Greta Gerwig
• Long Day's Journey Into Night
  Bi Gan
• Midsommar
  Ari Aster
• The Nightingale
  Jennifer Kent

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• RogerEbert.com: Allison Shoemaker: Top 10 Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Ben Kenigsberg: Top Ten Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Christy Lemire: Top 10 Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Justine Smith: Top 10 Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Kristen Lopez: Top 10 Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Kristy Puchko: Top 10 Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Matt Zoller Seitz: Top Ten Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Monica Castillo: Top Ten Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Nell Minow: Top 10 Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Odie Henderson: Top Ten Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Sheila O’Malley: Top Ten Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Tomris Laffly: Top 25 Films of 2019

NPR Music: 25 Best Albums of 2019. If it seems odd that some of NPR's favorite artists of the year aren't on this list, it's because of this rule: "no lead artist was allowed to appear on both this list and our list of the 25 Best Songs of 2019."

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1. Jaime
   Brittany Howard
2. All Mirrors
   Angel Olsen
3. Jimmy Lee
   Raphael Saadiq
4. When I Get Home
   Solange
5. Designer
   Aldous Harding
6. Remind Me Tomorrow
   Sharon Van Etten
7. Orange
   Caroline Shaw / Attacca Quartet
8. The Livelong Day
   Lankum
9. Hiding Places
   Billy Woods & Kenny Segal
10. The Practice of Love
    Jenny Hval
11. Vagabon
    Vagabon
12. Shea Butter Baby
    Ari Lennox
13. Songs Of Our Native Daughters
    Our Native Daughters
14. Titanic Rising
    Weyes Blood
15. Ancestral Recall
    Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
16. African Giant
    Burna Boy
17. PROTO
    Holly Herndon
18. Almadura
    iLe
19. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
    Lana Del Rey
20. 5
    Sault
21. John Luther Adams: Become Desert
    Seattle Symphony
22. Oasis
    J Balvin & Bad Bunny
23. Diatom Ribbons
    Kris Davis
24. While I'm Livin'
    Tanya Tucker
25. IGOR
    Tyler, The Creator

Film Comment: Best Films of 2019, a poll of the magazine's contributors and editors

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1. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
2. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
3. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
4. Transit
   Christian Petzold
5. Atlantics
   Mati Diop
6. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
7. High Life
   Claire Denis
8. Ash is Purest White
   Jia Zhang-ke
9. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
10. Uncut Gems
    Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
11. Marriage Story
    Noah Baumbach
12. La Flor
    Mariano Llinás
13. An Elephant Sitting Still
    Hu Bo
14. Long Day's Journey Into Night
    Bi Gan
15. Synonyms
    Nadav Lapid
16. Asako I & II
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
17. Us
    Jordan Peele
18. The Image Book
    Jean-Luc Godard
19. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    Céline Sciamma
20. Ad Astra
    James Gray

Maggie Fremont: The Best TV Shows of 2019, as published by ScreenCrush

[see also 2020 • 2010s]

1. Watchmen
2. Fleabag
3. Russian Doll
4. Schitt's Creek
5. Succession
6. The Good Fight
7. When They See Us
8. Catastrophe
8. This Way Up
9. Dark
10. Stranger Things

Ten More to Consider (in alphabetical order)

• Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Chernobyl
• The Crown
• Dead to Me
• Evil
• The Good Place
• Good Trouble
• PEN15
• Shrill
• Unbelievable

Slant Magazine: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2019

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1. Fleabag
2. Succession
3. Primal
4. Barry
5. Mindhunter
6. Better Things
7. Russian Doll
8. Chernobyl
9. Too Old to Die Young
10. Ramy
11. BoJack Horseman
12. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
13. Undone
14. Dear White People
15. Mob Psycho 100
16. Watchmen
17. The Deuce
18. Evil
19. Bob’s Burgers
20. Superstore
21. Euphoria
22. Big Mouth
23. On Becoming a God in Central Florida
24. Years and Years
25. City on a Hill

Kristen Baldwin: The Best TV Shows of the Decade, as published by Entertainment Weekly

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1. The Leftovers
2. The Good Fight
3. Mad Men
4. American Crime Story
5. Better Things
6. Veep
7. Orange is the New Black
8. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9. The Fall
10. The Comeback
11. Better Call Saul
12. Key and Peele
13. Rectify
14. Parks and Recreation
15. Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath

Darren Franich: The Best TV Shows of the Decade, as published by Entertainment Weekly

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1. Mad Men
2. Atlanta
3. Twin Peaks: The Return
4. Adventure Time
5. Community
6. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
7. The Good Fight
8. Hannibal
9. BoJack Horseman
10. The Trip
11. American Horror Story: Asylum
12. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
13. Justified
14. Insecure
15. Black Mirror

Chris Richards: Best Music of 2019, as published by The Washington Post

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1. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
2. The Oracle
   Angel Bat Dawid
3. Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
   Bill Callahan
4. Aquaphoria
   Kelela
5. Quiet Signs
   Jessica Pratt
6. Homecoming: The Live Album
   Beyoncé
7. Back From Hell
   Goonew
8. The Swipe Lessons
   Teejayx6
9. Information
   Galcher Lustwerk
10. Cairn
    Mizmor

Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2019

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1. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
2. Magdalene
   FKA twigs
3. U.F.O.F.
   Big Thief
4. All Mirrors
   Angel Olsen
5. When I Get Home
   Solange
6. X 100PRE
   Bad Bunny
7. This Is How You Smile
   Helado Negro
8. Agora
   Fennesz
9. Titanic Rising
   Weyes Blood
10. Purple Mountains
    Purple Mountains
11. LEGACY! LEGACY!
    Jamila Woods
12. Jaime
    Brittany Howard
13. Two Hands
    Big Thief
14. Homecoming: The Live Album
    Beyoncé
15. Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
    Bill Callahan
16. i,i
    Bon Iver
17. House of Sugar
    (Sandy) Alex G
18. Immunity
    Clairo
19. Quiet Signs
    Jessica Pratt
20. The Practice of Love
    Jenny Hval
21. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
    Billie Eilish
22. Reward
    Cate Le Bon
23. IGOR
    Tyler, The Creator
24. No Home Record
    Kim Gordon
25. Father of the Bride
    Vampire Weekend
26. African Giant
    Burna Boy
27. Emily Alone
    Florist
28. Ghosteen
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
29. thank u, next
    Ariana Grande
30. basking in the glow
    Oso Oso
31. Tears of Joy
    Mike
32. Remind Me Tomorrow
    Sharon Van Etten
33. Die a Legend
    Polo G
34. Nothing Great About Britain
    slowthai
35. Patience
    Mannequin Pussy
36. ZUU
    Denzel Curry
37. Miss Universe
    Nilüfer Yanya
38. Export
    Rap
39. Designer
    Aldous Harding
40. Anima
    Thom Yorke
41. Hidden History of the Human Race
    Blood Incantation
42. 1000 gecs
    100 gecs
43. Anger Management
    Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats
44. PROTO
    Holly Herndon
45. Baby on Baby
    DaBaby
46. Punk
    CHAI
47. Utility
    Barker
48. uknowhatimsayin¿
    Danny Brown
49. Atlanta Millionaires Club
    Faye Webster
50. Crush
    Floating Points

Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2019, as published by Slate, in alphabetical order by artist

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• Better Oblivion Community Center
  Better Oblivion Community Center
• Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise
  Jaimie Branch
• Norman Fucking Rockwell!
  Lana Del Rey
• When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
  Billie Eilish
• Jaime
  Brittany Howard
• Wildcard
  Miranda Lambert
• Reward
  Cate Le Bon
• Purple Mountains
  Purple Mountains
• The Center Won't Hold
  Sleater-Kinney
• LEGACY! LEGACY!
  Jamila Woods

25 Other Favorites

• Two Hands
  Big Thief
• Thanks for the Dance
  Leonard Cohen
• Courage
  Céline Dion
• GUY
  Steve Earle & The Dukes
• Magdalene
  FKA twigs
• Dogrel
  Fontaines D.C.
• No Home Record
  Kim Gordon
• A Tangle of Stars
  Mary Halvorson & John Dieterich
• thank u, next
  Ariana Grande
• Dedicated
  Carly Rae Jepsen
• On the Line
  Jenny Lewis
• Sonic Citadel
  Lightning Bolt
• Caligula
  Lingua Ignota
• Deserted
  Mekons
• Glitter Wolf
  Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom
• All Mirrors
  Angel Olsen
• Western Stars
  Bruce Springsteen
• Athena
  Sudan Archives
• Lover
  Taylor Swift
• Braindrops
  Tropical Fuck Storm
• While I'm Livin'
  Tanya Tucker
• Father of the Bride
  Vampire Weekend
• Titanic Rising
  Weyes Blood
• Walk Through Fire
  Yola
• So Much Fun
  Young Thug