Year-End Lists

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

New Long Leg - Dry Cleaning

Spencer Kornhaber: Atlantic The 10 Best Albums of 2021

The Agitators - Dorothy Wickenden

Mary Ann Gwinn: Los Angeles Times The 5 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021

Crossroads - Jonathan Franzen

Mark Athitakis: Los Angeles Times The 5 Best Fiction Books of 2021

Old Henry - Potsy Ponciroli

Barack Obama Favorite Movies of 2021

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

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2021

The Turning Wheel - Spellling

Hazel Cills Top 10 Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

Clash Albums of the Year 2021

Second Place - Rachel Cusk

Thrillist The Best Books of 2021

No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood

Jessica Ferri: Los Angeles Times The 5 Best Books of 2021

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

Mikael Wood: Los Angeles Times The 10 Best Albums of 2021

Reservation Dogs

Robert Lloyd: Los Angeles Times The 13 Best TV Shows of 2021

Home Video - Lucy Dacus

Bob Boilen: NPR Top 10 Albums of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Chloe Lizotte: Screen Slate Best Movies of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Spectrum Culture Top 20 Albums of 2021

West Side Story - Steven Spielberg

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle Top 10 Movies of 2021

Hey What - Low

Beats Per Minute Top 50 Albums of 2021

The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers - Valerie June

Ann Powers: NPR Top 10 Albums of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Marissa Lorusso: NPR Top 10 Albums of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Florence Almozini: Film Comment Best Films of 2021

Reservation Dogs

Angie Han: Hollywood Reporter The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021

The Underground Railroad - Barry Jenkins

Daniel Fienberg: Hollywood Reporter The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021

Infinite Country - Patricia Engel

Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Books of 2021

Glow On - Turnstile

Flood The Best Albums of 2021

Esquire The 50 Best Books of 2021