Year-End Lists

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

2012
The Idler Wheel… - Fiona Apple

60 Best Albums of 2012 Pretty Much Amazing

The Malady of the Century - Jon Leon

16 Favorite Poetry Books of 2012 Dennis Cooper

8 Best Poetry Books of 2012 Boston Globe: Michael Andor Brodeur

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Top 50 Albums of 2012 Frontier Psychiatrist

7 Best Small-Press Poetry Books of 2012 Chicago Tribune: Michael Robbins

The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard - Joe Brainard

Top 18 Poetry Books of 2012 Frontier Psychiatrist

5 Best Poetry Books of 2012 Publishers Weekly

Amour - Michael Haneke

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Vlastimir Sudar

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Thirza Wakefield

Tabu - Miguel Gomes

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Sam Wigley

Alps - Yorgos Lanthimos

Top Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Paul Tickell

Cosmopolis - David Cronenberg

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Matthew Taylor

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Kate Stables

The Turin Horse - Béla Tarr & Agnes Hranitzky

Top 10 Films of 2012 IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum

Elena - Andrey Zvyagintsev

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: John Wrathall

Berberian Sound Studio - Peter Strickland

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Jasper Sharp

This is Not a Film - Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Isabel Stevens

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Francine Stock

Searching for Sugar Man - Malik Bendjelloul

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Fernanda Solorzano

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: David Thompson

A Dangerous Method - David Cronenberg

Top Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Brad Stevens

Tabu - Miguel Gomes

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Barbara Wurm

Skyfall - Sam Mendes

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Anna Smith

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Andrew Schenker