Year-End Lists

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

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

David Fear: Rolling Stone 20 Best Movies of 2021

The Souvenir Part II - Joanna Hogg

Joe Morgenstern: Wall Street Journal The Best Movies of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Slant The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Whole Lotta Red - Playboi Carti

Chris Richards: Washington Post Best Music of 2021

Fatigue - L'Rain

The Wire Top 50 Albums of 2021

Jockey - Clint Bentley

Peter Debruge: Variety The Best Films of 2021

Spencer - Pablo Larraín

Owen Gleiberman: Variety The Best Films of 2021

CODA - Sian Heder

Mara Reinstein: Us Weekly Best Movies of 2021

Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

Consequence Top 50 Albums of 2021

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

The Ringer The Best Albums of 2021

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

David Sims: Atlantic The 10 Best Films of 2021

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Stephanie Zacharek: Time The 10 Best Movies of 2021

Hey What - Low

Treble The 50 Best Albums of 2021

No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood

Patrick Rapa: The Philadelphia Inquirer The Best Books of 2021

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

Stereogum The 50 Best Albums Of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Manohla Dargis: New York Times Best Movies of 2021

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

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

Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro

Guardian Best Fiction of 2021

Promises - Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra

Time The 10 Best Albums of 2021

Bergman Island - Mia Hansen-Løve

Vadim Rizov: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Christina Newland: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

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