Year-End Lists

The Atlantic: The 18 Best Albums of 2019

[see also 2020 • 2018]

• Magdalene
  FKA twigs
• African Giant
  Burna Boy
• Fever
  Megan Thee Stallion
• Admission
  Torche
• Brandon Banks
  Maxo Kream
• When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
  Billie Eilish
• Norman Fucking Rockwell!
  Lana Del Rey
• Born Hot
  Chris Farren
• Shea Butter Baby
  Ari Lennox
• Utility
  Barker
• Eton Alive
  Sleaford Mods
• Over It
  Summer Walker
• Dedicated
  Carly Rae Jepsen
• KIRK
  DaBaby
• 1000 gecs
  100 gecs
• Father of the Bride
  Vampire Weekend
• The Highwomen
  The Highwomen
• X 100PRE
  Bad Bunny

Ken Tucker: Top 10 Albums of 2019, as aired on NPR’s Fresh Air

[see also 2020 • 2018]

1. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
2. Cuz I Love You
   Lizzo
3. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
   Billie Eilish
4. Buck Up
   Carsie Blanton
5. Fever
   Megan Thee Stallion
6. Dedicated
   Carly Rae Jepsen
7. GIRL
   Maren Morris
8. Homecoming: The Live Album
   Beyoncé
9. Remind Me Tomorrow
   Sharon Van Etten
10. On the Line
    Jenny Lewis

Benzine Magazine: The Best Films of the Decade 2010-2019, in roughly chronological order

• The Social Network
  David Fincher
• Take Shelter
  Jeff Nichols
• Oslo, August 31st
  Joachim Trier
• Blue is the Warmest Color
  Abdellatif Kechiche
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
  Wes Anderson
• Under the Skin
  Jonathan Glazer
• Boyhood
  Richard Linklater
• Winter Sleep
  Nuri Bilge Ceylan
• Mommy
  Xavier Dolan
• My Golden Days
  Arnaud Desplechin
• Elle
  Paul Verhoeven
• Manchester by the Sea
  Kenneth Lonergan
• Moonlight
  Barry Jenkins
• Burning
  Lee Chang-dong
• Parasite
  Bong Joon-ho

PopMatters: The 70 Best Albums of 2019

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Magdalene
   FKA twigs
2. Nothing Great About Britain
   slowthai
3. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
4. Dogrel
   Fontaines D.C.
5. Psychodrama
   Dave
6. LEGACY! LEGACY!
   Jamila Woods
7. Ghosteen
   Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
8. All Mirrors
   Angel Olsen
9. U.F.O.F.
   Big Thief
10. Purple Mountains
    Purple Mountains
11. GREY Area
    Little Simz
12. Remind Me Tomorrow
    Sharon Van Etten
13. Gold & Grey
    Baroness
14. The Practice of Love
    Jenny Hval
15. DRIFT Series 1 Sampler Edition
    Underworld
16. A Bath Full of Ecstasy
    Hot Chip
17. Origin
    Jordan Rakei
18. Kiwanuka
    Michael Kiwanuka
19. Eve
    Rapsody
20. On the Line
    Jenny Lewis
21. Hoodies All Summer
    Kano
22. This Land
    Gary Clark Jr.
23. American Love Call
    Durand Jones & The Indications
24. Caligula
    Lingua Ignota
25. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
    Billie Eilish
26. Any Random Kindness
    Hælos
27. Keepsake
    Hatchie
28. I Am Easy to Find
    The National
29. PROTO
    Holly Herndon
30. Abeg No Vex
    Ekiti Sound
31. There Existed an Addiction to Blood
    clipping.
32. The Age of Immunology
    Vanishing Twin
33. Walk Through Fire
    Yola
34. The Weight
    Weval
35. All My Heroes Are Cornballs
    JPEGMAFIA
36. In Cauda Venenum
    Opeth
37. Jaime
    Brittany Howard
38. Titanic Rising
    Weyes Blood
39. IGOR
    Tyler, The Creator
40. Any Human Friend
    Marika Hackman
41. Somebody's Knocking
    Mark Lanegan Band
42. there is no Other
    Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
43. The Return
    Sampa the Great
44. Eton Alive
    Sleaford Mods
45. Pang
    Caroline Polachek
46. Reward
    Cate Le Bon
47. Stuffed & Ready
    Cherry Glazerr
48. It Won/t Be like This All the Time
    The Twilight Sad
49. Sound & Fury
    Sturgill Simpson
50. 1000 gecs
    100 gecs
51. For You and I
    Loraine James
52. Empath
    Devin Townsend
53. Animated Violence Mild
    Blanck Mass
54. Cuz I Love You
    Lizzo
55. Silences
    Adia Victoria
56. The Undivided Five
    A Winged Victory For The Sullen
57. Anima
    Thom Yorke
58. Fibs
    Anna Meredith
59. Careful
    Boy Harsher
60. Giants of All Sizes
    Elbow
61. Slayyyter
    Slayyyter
62. When I Get Home
    Solange
63. Jade Bird
    Jade Bird
64. Schlagenheim
    black midi
65. Young Enough
    Charly Bliss
66. Jimmy Lee
    Raphael Saadiq
67. The Center Won't Hold
    Sleater-Kinney
68. The Highwomen
    The Highwomen
69. Pony
    Orville Peck
70. The Oracle
    Angel Bat Dawid

Alan Sepinwall: 20 Best TV Shows of 2019, as published by Rolling Stone

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. Fleabag
2. Watchmen
3. Russian Doll
4. Better Things
5. Unbelievable
6. Chernobyl
7. Lodge 49
8. Ramy
9. Pose
10. David Makes Man
11. When They See Us
12. PEN15
13. Brockmire
14. Tuca & Bertie
15. Catastrophe
16. Los Espookys
17. Mr Inbetween
18. Fosse/Verdon
19. Sex Education
20. Warrior

LaToya Ferguson: The Best TV of 2019, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2020 • 2018]

1. The Other Two
2. Lucifer
3. Succession
4. Legacies
5. On Becoming a God in Central Florida
6. Fleabag
7. Legends of Tomorrow
8. Sherman's Showcase
9. The Righteous Gemstones
10. Barry
11. This Way Up
12. You’re the Worst
13. The Good Fight
14. Brockmire
15. Whiskey Cavalier

Hank Stuever: Best TV shows of 2019, as published by The Washington Post

[see also 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. Watchmen
2. When They See Us
3. Unbelievable
4. Succession
5. Gentleman Jack
6. Fleabag
7. This Is Us
8. Chernobyl
9. Dead to Me
10. Leaving Neverland

On a longer list, I'd include …

• Barry
• Catch-22
• College Behind Bars
• Country Music
• The Crown
• The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
• Dickinson
• Evil
• Fosse/Verdon
• The Good Place
• Mrs. Fletcher
• PEN15
• Pose
• Ramy
• Russian Doll
• Servant
• Veep
• Who Killed Garrett Phillips?
• Years and Years

The A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2019

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. Fleabag
2. Watchmen
3. Russian Doll
4. Succession
5. Barry
6. The Good Place
7. BoJack Horseman
8. Lodge 49
9. When They See Us
10. Chernobyl
11. The Other Two
12. Undone
13. Pose
14. Unbelievable
15. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
16. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
17. Documentary Now!
18. Tuca & Bertie
19. Mr. Robot
19. The Righteous Gemstones
20. One Day at a Time
21. The Mandalorian
22. Stranger Things
23. Schitt's Creek
24. You’re the Worst
25. Fosse/Verdon

This year’s installment of David Ehrlich’s video countdown: The 25 Best Films of 2019

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
2. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
3. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
4. Ad Astra
   James Gray
5. The Farewell
   Lulu Wang
6. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
7. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
8. Synonyms
   Nadav Lapid
9. Her Smell
   Alex Ross Perry
10. Knives Out
    Rian Johnson
11. The Irishman
    Martin Scorsese
12. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
    Quentin Tarantino
13. Pain and Glory
    Pedro Almodóvar
14. Midsommar
    Ari Aster
15. High Life
    Claire Denis
16. Varda by Agnès
    Agnès Varda
17. Diamantino
    Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt
18. Transit
    Christian Petzold
19. Atlantics
    Mati Diop
20. A Hidden Life
    Terrence Malick
21. I Lost My Body
    Jérémy Clapin
22. The Beach Bum
    Harmony Korine
23. The Hottest August
    Brett Story
24. Us
    Jordan Peele
25. Hustlers
    Lorene Scafaria

GQ Magazine: The Best TV Shows of 2019

• The Other Two
• Dickinson
• Barry
• Fleabag
• Ramy
• Schitt's Creek
• The Good Fight
• PEN15
• Russian Doll
• Euphoria
• The OA
• Succession
• RuPaul's Drag Race UK
• Tuca & Bertie
• Chernobyl
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
• Mrs. Fletcher
• Big Mouth