Year-End Lists

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

Bergman Island - Mia Hansen-Løve

The Best Movies of 2021 Wall Street Journal: Joe Morgenstern

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Slant

Whole Lotta Red - Playboi Carti

Best Music of 2021 Washington Post: Chris Richards

Fatigue - L'Rain

Top 50 Albums of 2021 The Wire

Jockey - Clint Bentley

The Best Films of 2021 Variety: Peter Debruge

Spencer - Pablo Larraín

The Best Films of 2021 Variety: Owen Gleiberman

CODA - Sian Heder

Best Movies of 2021 Us Weekly: Mara Reinstein

Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

Top 50 Albums of 2021 Consequence

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Pitchfork

Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

The Best Albums of 2021 The Ringer

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

The 10 Best Films of 2021 Atlantic: David Sims

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Billboard

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

The 10 Best Movies of 2021 Time: Stephanie Zacharek

Hey What - Low

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Treble

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Best Books of 2021 The Philadelphia Inquirer: Patrick Rapa

I Don’t Live Here Anymore - The War on Drugs

The 50 Best Albums Of 2021 Stereogum

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Best Movies of 2021 New York Times: Manohla Dargis

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - Questlove

Best Movies of 2021 New York Times: A.O. Scott

Assembly - Natasha Brown

Best Fiction of 2021 Guardian

Promises - Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra

The 10 Best Albums of 2021 Time

Bergman Island - Mia Hansen-Løve

Best Films of 2021 Sight & Sound Poll: Vadim Rizov

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Best Films of 2021 Sight & Sound Poll: Christina Newland

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021 Boston Globe: Matthew Gilbert

It's a Sin

The 10 Best TV Series of 2021 Sight & Sound TV Poll