Year-End Lists

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

2021
Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2021

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

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

The Promise - Damon Galgut

Guardian: Best Fiction of 2021

Promises - Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra

Time: The 10 Best Albums of 2021

What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? - Aleksandre Koberidze

Caitlin Quinlan: Best Films of 2021

Bergman Island - Mia Hansen-Løve

Sight & Sound Poll: Vadim Rizov: Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Sight & Sound Poll: Christina Newland: Best Films of 2021

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

It's a Sin

Sight & Sound TV Poll: The 10 Best TV Series of 2021

Procession - Robert Greene

Vanity Fair: Cassie da Costa: 21 Most Underrated Movies of 2021

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

Variety: Caroline Framke: Best TV Shows of 2021

The Investigation - Tobias Lindholm

Variety: Daniel D’Addario: Best TV Shows of 2021

Betty - Crystal Moselle

New York Times: Margaret Lyons: Best Shows That Ended in 2021

Happening - Audrey Diwan

Sight & Sound Poll: Elena Lazic: Best Films of 2021

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Sight & Sound Poll: Jourdain Searles: Best Films of 2021

Reservation Dogs

New York Times: James Poniewozik: Best TV Shows of 2021

The Underground Railroad - Barry Jenkins

Time: Judy Berman: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021

The Souvenir Part II - Joanna Hogg

Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2021

29: Written In Stone - Carly Pearce

Holler: Albums of the Year 2021

The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson

New Yorker: Richard Brody: The Best Movies of 2021

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

Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2021

Succession

Complex: The Best TV Shows of 2021

9/12

Time: Eliana Dockterman: The 10 Best Podcasts of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2021

30 - Adele

New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2021

When Smoke Rises - Mustafa

New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2021

Deja - Bomba Estéreo

New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2021

Hacks

Paste: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2021

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2021

Succession

Vanity Fair: Sonia Saraiya: The 14 Best TV Shows of 2021

Mercurial World - Magdalena Bay

Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2021

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

NPR Music: 50 Best Albums of 2021

Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

Complex: The Best Albums of 2021

Harrow - Joy Williams

Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2021

France - Bruno Dumont

Les Inrocks: Marilou Duponchel: Top 10 Films of 2021

Fire - The Bug

Quietus: Albums of the Year 2021

France - Bruno Dumont

Les Inrocks: Murielle Joudet: Top 6 Films of 2021

Titane - Julia Ducournau

Les Inrocks: Emily Barnett: Top 10 Films of 2021

Welcome to Your Fantasy

New York Times: Reggie Ugwu: The 10 Best Podcasts of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Les Inrocks: 20 Essential Films of 2021

The Heart Pumps Kool-Aid - ---__--___

Artforum: Sasha Geffen: Best Music of 2021

The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal

Artforum: Cassie da Costa: Best Films of 2021

Introduction - Hong Sang-soo

Artforum: James Quandt: Best Films of 2021

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn - Radu Jude

Artforum: J Hoberman: Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Artforum: Amy Taubin: Best Films of 2021

Annette - Leos Carax

Artforum: John Waters: Best Films of 2021

Prioritise Pleasure - Self Esteem

Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2021