Year-End Lists

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

2023
homeless n***a pop music - Jim Legxacy

Crack Magazine: The Top 50 Albums of 2023

Lucky for You - Bully

The Ringer: The 27 Best Albums of 2023

Asteroid City - Wes Anderson

Polygon: Matt Patches: The Best Movies of 2023

Saltburn - Emerald Fennell

Polygon: Tasha Robinson: The Best Movies of 2023

The Vaster Wilds - Lauren Groff

Slate: Dan Kois: The 10 Best Books of 2023

Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan

Polygon: The 50 Best Movies of 2023

Driving - Sam Wilkes

Yardbarker: The 50 Best Albums of 2023

Absolution - Alice McDermott

Los Angeles Times: Bethanne Patrick: Five Best Fiction Works of 2023

Biography of X - Catherine Lacey

Los Angeles Times: Hillary Kelly: Five Best Novels of 2023

Lone Women - Victor LaValle

Los Angeles Times: Mark Athitakis: Five Best Novels of 2023

Red Moon in Venus - Kali Uchis

Time: Maura Johnston: The 10 Best Albums of 2023

Doppelganger - Naomi Klein

Vulture: Maris Kreizman: The Best Books of 2023

Lahai - Sampha

Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2023

Rat Saw God - Wednesday

Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2023

Ordinary Notes - Christina Sharpe

Atlantic: The Best Books of 2023

Consequence: 25 Best TV Shows of 2023

The Best Minds - Jonathan Rosen

Slate: Laura Miller: The 10 Best Books of 2023

The Ringer: Miles Surrey: The Best TV Shows of 2023

Showing Up - Kelly Reichardt

The Ringer: Adam Nayman: The Best Movies of 2023

10,000 gecs - 100 gecs

NPR Music: The 50 Best Albums of 2023

Flora and Son - John Carney

Wall Street Journal: Kyle Smith: The Best Movies of 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon - Martin Scorsese

ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2023

SOS - SZA

Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2023

This Stupid World - Yo La Tengo

The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2023

Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan

Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2023

Vulture: Kathryn VanArendonk: The Best TV Shows of 2023

Vulture: Roxana Hadadi: The Best TV Shows of 2023

Vulture: Jen Chaney: The Best TV Shows of 2023

Showing Up - Kelly Reichardt

Vulture: Alison Willmore: The Best Movies of 2023

Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan

Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: The Best Movies of 2023

My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross - Anohni and the Johnsons

New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2023

Take Me Back to Eden - Sleep Token

Revolver: 30 Best Albums of 2023

The Wren, the Wren - Anne Enright

Library Journal: Best Literary Fiction of 2023

School of Instructions - Ishion Hutchinson

Library Journal: Best Poetry of 2023

Raven - Kelela

AP: Maria Sherman: Top Albums of 2023

Heavyweight

New York Times: Reggie Ugwu: Best Podcasts of 2023

Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? - Kara Jackson

The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2023

Past Lives - Celine Song

Rolling Stone: David Fear: The 20 Best Movies of 2023

Beef

USA Today: Kelly Lawler: Best TV Shows of 2023

Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) - Yves Tumor

Consequence: 50 Best Albums of 2023

American Fiction - Cord Jefferson

Washington Post: Ann Hornaday: The 10 Best Movies of 2023

False Lankum - Lankum

Quietus: Albums of the Year 2023

School of Instructions - Ishion Hutchinson

Financial Times: Maria Crawford: Best Poetry of 2023

School of Instructions - Ishion Hutchinson

Guardian: Kate Kellaway: Best Poetry Books of 2023

Rat Saw God - Wednesday

Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2023

Fallen Leaves - Aki Kaurismäki

Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2023

Trenque Lauquen - Laura Citarella

Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2023

The Bear

Esquire: 10 Best TV Shows of 2023