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
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Music
Books
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Highlights
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023
The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2023
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2023
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Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
They're Calling Me Home
No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2021
NPR Music: Ann Powers: Top 10 Albums of 2021
PopMatters: The 75 Best Albums of 2021
Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2021
New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2021
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Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2019
PopMatters: The 70 Best Albums of 2019
Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2019
Glide: Best Albums of 2019
Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2019
GCN: Steve Erickson: The Year in Music
American Songwriter: Top 25 Albums of 2019