Year-End Lists

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

2016
I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It - The 1975

NME 50 Best Albums of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Tobias Top 10 Films of 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Complex 50 Best Albums of 2016

Chicago Tribune: Michael Robbins 4 Best Poetry Books of 2016

The Lonely City - Olivia Laing

Maria Popova 16 Favorite Books of 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Cahiers du Cinéma Top Ten Films of 2016

My Golden Days - Arnaud Desplechin

Darren Hughes 10 Favorite Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Village Voice Film Poll Top 50 Films of 2016

The Fits - Anna Rose Holmer

Village Voice: Bilge Ebiri 20 Best Movies of 2016

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan 10 Best Books of 2016

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

Washington Post: Hank Stuever 20 Best TV Shows of 2016

Nocturama - Bertrand Bonello

Dennis Cooper 15 Favorite Films of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

Q Top 50 Albums Of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf Best Movies of 2016

Innocents and Others - Dana Spiotta

BBC Culture: Jane Ciabattari The 10 Best Books of 2016

Blond - Frank Ocean

Vulture: Craig Jenkins 15 Best Albums of 2016

New Yorker: Dan Chiasson 8 Best Poetry Books of 2016

Arrival - Denis Villeneuve

Atlantic: Christopher Orr 35 Best Movies of 2016

Blackstar - David Bowie

The Wild Honey Pie Top 30 Albums of 2016

My Woman - Angel Olsen

Brooklyn Vegan Top Albums of 2016

The Nix - Nathan Hill

Entertainment Weekly The 20 Best Books of 2016

O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

Entertainment Weekly 10 Best TV Shows of 2016

Paste 25 Best TV Shows of 2016

Paterson - Jim Jarmusch

IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum Top 10 Films of 2016