Year-End Lists
A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
Movies
TV Shows
Music
Books
Poetry
Podcasts
Highlights
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023
Hanif Abdurraqib: 108 Favorite Albums Of 2023
Economist: The Best Books of 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2023
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Adia Victoria
A Southern Gothic
Variety: Jem Aswad: The Best Albums of 2021
No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2021
Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2021
Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2021
Hanif Abdurraqib: 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021
Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2021
Silences
NPR Music: Ann Powers: Favorite Albums of 2019
PopMatters: The 70 Best Albums of 2019
GCN: Steve Erickson: The Year in Music
Beyond the Bloodhounds
NPR Music: Ann Powers: 10 Favorite Albums of 2016