Year-End Lists

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

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Highlights

New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2024
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2024
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2024
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Hightown

Lists

Washington Post: Hank Stuever: Best TV of 2020
ScreenCrush: LaToya Ferguson: The Best TV Shows of 2020

Recent Lists

Uproxx: The Best Albums of 2024
Resident Advisor: The Best Records of 2024
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2024
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2024
IndieWire: The 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024
Library Journal: Best Literary Fiction of 2024
Library Journal: Best Poetry of 2024
Glide: 20 Best Albums of 2024
The i Paper: Christina Newland: 10 Best Films of 2024
Vulture: Kathryn VanArendonk: The Best TV Shows of 2024
Vulture: Jackson McHenry: The Best TV Shows of 2024
Vulture: Roxana Hadadi: The Best TV Shows of 2024
Vulture: Jen Chaney: The Best TV Shows of 2024
NPR: 12 Novels That NPR Critics and Staff Were Excited to Share with You in 2024
Stereogum: Best Albums of 2024
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2024
Paste: The 100 Best Albums of 2024
Consequence: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Vulture: Alison Willmore: The Best Movies of 2024
Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: The Best Movies of 2024
Quietus: Albums of the Year 2024
NPR Music: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Albums of 2024
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2024
Artforum: J Hoberman: Best Films of 2024
New York Times: Margaret Lyons: Best TV Shows That Ended in 2024
New York Times: Mike Hale: Best International TV Shows of 2024
New York Times: James Poniewozik: Best TV Shows of 2024
New York Times: Alissa Wilkinson: Best Movies of 2024
New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2024
Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2024
Independent: The Best Albums of 2024
Book Riot: Best Books of 2024
Them: The 18 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of 2024
New York Public Library: Best Books of 2024
Spin: Albums of the Year 2024
Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2024
Les Inrocks: Our Top Films of 2024
Les Inrocks: Best Albums of 2024
Wall Street Journal: Kyle Smith: The Best Movies of 2024
Financial Times: Maria Crawford: Best Poetry of 2024
Vanity Fair: 21 Best Books of 2024
W: The Best TV Shows of 2024
Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli: 10 of the Best Books of 2024
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2024
BookPage: The Best Nonfiction of 2024
BookPage: The Best Fiction of 2024
Them: The 16 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2024
TV Guide: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024
Time: The 100 Must-Read Books of 2024
Economist: The Best Books of 2024
Independent: Nick Hilton: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2024
Time Out: The Best Albums of 2024
Washington Post: The 10 Best Books of 2024
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2024
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2024
Loudwire: The 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2024
Financial Times: Laura Battle: Best Fiction of 2024
National Book Award: Poetry 2024
National Book Award: Nonfiction 2024
National Book Award: Fiction 2024
Them: The 22 Best LGBTQ+ TV Shows of 2024
Economist: The Best Podcasts of 2024
Independent: Best Fiction Books of 2024
Rough Trade: UK Albums of the Year 2024
Time: Eliana Dockterman: The 10 Best Podcasts of 2024
Chicago Public Library: Top 10 Books of 2024
Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2024
Decibel: Top 40 Albums of 2024
Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2024
The Booker Prize: Best Fiction of 2024
Economist: The Best Films of 2024
Goldsmiths Prize: Best Fiction of 2024
Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2024
Publishers Weekly: Best Poetry Books of 2024
Jordan Cronk: Top Ten Films of 2024
Economist: The Best TV of 2024
Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2024
Kirkus Prize: Fiction 2024
Women's Prize: Best Fiction of 2024
Women's Prize: Best Nonfiction of 2024
Dublin Literary Award: 2024
PEN/Faulkner Award: Fiction 2024
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2023
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2023
Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2023
Sean Fennessey: Best Movies of 2023
Clémence Polès: Top Ten Films of 2023
Clémence Polès: Top Ten Albums of 2023
La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Nicole Brenez: Best Films of 2023
Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2023
Dazed: The 10 Best Films of 2023
RogerEbert.com: Nell Minow: Top Ten Films of 2023
RogerEbert.com: Katie Rife: Top Ten Films of 2023
RogerEbert.com: Marya E. Gates: Top Ten Films of 2023
GCN: Steve Erickson: Top 10 LGBTQ Films of 2023
Senses of Cinema World Poll: Brian Darr: Top Ten Films of 2023
RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
Dazed: The Best Novels of 2023
Salt Lake City Weekly: Scott Renshaw: Best Movies of 2023
No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2023
New Statesman: The 20 Best Books of 2023
Bitter Southerner: Best Southern Albums of 2023

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Trending Lists

Paste: The 100 Best Albums of 2024
NPR Music: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
IndieWire: The 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024
Glide: 20 Best Albums of 2024
Vulture: Alison Willmore: The Best Movies of 2024
The i Paper: Christina Newland: 10 Best Films of 2024
Quietus: Albums of the Year 2024
New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2024
Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: The Best Movies of 2024
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2024
Stereogum: Best Albums of 2024
New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Albums of 2024
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2024
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2024

Trending Works

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Here in the Pitch
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Somebody Somewhere
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Small Things like These
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Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
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Romance
The Mothers of Penguins
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