Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2026
National Book Award: Nonfiction 2026
Jordan Cronk: Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2026
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Appears on five lists

#5 Best TV Shows of 2018: Hank Stuever: Washington Post
#5 Top 10 TV Shows of 2018: Mercury News
#17 32 Best TV Shows of 2018: Tim Goodman: Hollywood Reporter

10 Best TV Shows of 2018: Highlark Honorable mention
20 Best TV Shows of 2018: Alan Sepinwall: Rolling Stone Honorable mention

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2026 Jordan Cronk · Sight & Sound Poll
2016 First Novel Prize The Center for Fiction
Favorite Movies of 2019 Barack Obama
Favorite Movies of 2024 Barack Obama
20 Best Films of 2016 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Favorite Movies of 2018 Barack Obama
2026 Award The Mercury Prize
10 Best Books of 2026 Publishers Weekly
Favorite Movies of 2021 Barack Obama
Favorite Movies of 2020 Barack Obama
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Story of My Death Albert Serra
Going Home Tom Lamont
Bastard Music Meatraffle
The Dreamed Adventure Valeska Grisebach
The Dead Don't Hurt Viggo Mortensen
The Diary of a Chambermaid Radu Jude
Cosmic Wink Jess Williamson
Paper Tiger James Gray
Death Above Life Orbit Culture
Who's Stopping Us Jonás Trueba
XXX Danny Brown
The Unknown Arthur Harari
We the People Jill Lepore
Robe of Gems Natalia López

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