Year-End Lists

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

The Viewing Booth - Ra’anan Alexandrowicz

Eric Hynes: Film Comment Best Films of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

Clash Albums of the Year 2021

Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro

Thrillist The Best Books of 2021

On Freedom - Maggie Nelson

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

The White Lotus - Mike White

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

BBC 10 Best Albums of 2021

The Green Knight - David Lowery

Dana Stevens: Slate The 10 Best Movies of 2021

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Podcasts of 2021

Aack Cast - Jamie Loftus

Nicholas Quah: New York The Best Podcasts of 2021

Parallel Mothers - Pedro Almodóvar

Glenn Kenny Notable Film Releases of 2021