Year-End Lists

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

Meek’s Cutoff - Kelly Reichardt

Best Films of 2011 A.V. Club: Scott Tobias

As Bright As Your Night Light - Nerves Junior

40 Best Albums of 2011 Pretty Much Amazing

Replica - Oneohtrix Point Never

Favorite 50 Albums of 2011 Tiny Mix Tapes

Strange Mercy - St. Vincent

Top 50 Albums of 2011 Consequence

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Top 50 Albums of 2011 Pitchfork

Hell on Heels - Pistol Annies

Top 10 Albums of 2011 New York Times: Ben Ratliff

A Separation - Asghar Farhadi

Best Films of 2011 Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert

Metals - Feist

Top 10 Albums of 2011 New York Times: Jon Pareles

When the Heart Emerges Glistening - Ambrose Akinmusire

Top 10 Albums of 2011 New York Times: Nate Chinen

Take Care - Drake

Top 10 Albums of 2011 New York Times: Jon Caramanica

Burst Apart - The Antlers

Favourite Albums of 2011 Drowned in Sound

Top 10 Movies of 2011 Slate: Dana Stevens

Certified Copy - Abbas Kiarostami

Best Films of 2011 Time Out New York: Keith Uhlich

Drive - Nicolas Winding Refn

Best Films of 2011 Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf

Shame - Steve McQueen

Best Films of 2011 Time Out New York: David Fear

Certified Copy - Abbas Kiarostami

25 Best Films of 2011 Slant

Top 10 Movies of 2011 New York Times: Stephen Holden

Let England Shake - PJ Harvey

25 Best Albums of 2011 Slant

Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam - Ghostpoet

Albums of 2011 DIY

Margaret - Kenneth Lonergan

Best Films of 2011 HitFix: Kristopher Tapley

Pina - Wim Wenders

Top Ten Films of 2011 IndieWire: Anne Thompson

Space is Only Noise - Nicolas Jaar

Top 20 Albums of 2011 Resident Advisor

Best Films of 2011 New York Times: Manohla Dargis

D - White Denim

10 Favourite Albums of 2011 Telegraph: Lucy Jones