Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

Highlights

Movies
The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson

The Best Films of 2021 A.V. Club

Movies

2021 Faves Girish Shambu

Music
Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

The 45 Best Albums of 2021 The Forty-Five

Movies
Titane - Julia Ducournau

The 30 Best Films of 2021 Little White Lies

Movies
The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Best Films of 2021 AP: Jake Coyle

Movies
The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal

Best Films of 2021 AP: Lindsey Bahr

TV Shows
For All Mankind

Best TV Shows of 2021 USA Today: Kelly Lawler

Movies
First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

The 10 Best Films of 2021 Independent: Clarisse Loughrey

Movies
The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Favorite Films of 2021 Baltimore Magazine: Max Weiss

Music
Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

The Best Albums of 2021 Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim

Music
Sling - Clairo

The Best Albums Of 2021 Coup De Main

Music
Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Best Albums of 2021 Uproxx Music Critics Poll

Music
Montero - Lil Nas X

The Best Albums of 2021 Dazed

Music
Illusory Walls - The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

Favorite Emo Albums Of 2021 Uproxx: Ian Cohen

Movies
Dune - Denis Villeneuve

The Best Movies Of 2021 Uproxx

Movies
Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

The Best Movies of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang

Music
Blue Weekend - Wolf Alice

Best Albums of 2021 DIY

Books
Early Morning Riser - Katherine Heiny

The 5 Best Novels of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Bethanne Patrick

Movies
Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Best Films of 2021 Film Comment Poll

Movies
Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Best Movies of 2021 Screen Slate

Poetry
Pilgrim Bell - Kaveh Akbar

Favorite Poetry Collections of 2021 Electric Lit

Music
Prioritise Pleasure - Self Esteem

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Guardian

Music
New Long Leg - Dry Cleaning

The 10 Best Albums of 2021 Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber

Books
The Agitators - Dorothy Wickenden

The 5 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Mary Ann Gwinn

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