Year-End Lists

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

2021
The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson

The Best Films of 2021 A.V. Club

2021 Faves Girish Shambu

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

The 45 Best Albums of 2021 The Forty-Five

Titane - Julia Ducournau

The 30 Best Films of 2021 Little White Lies

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Best Films of 2021 AP: Jake Coyle

The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal

Best Films of 2021 AP: Lindsey Bahr

For All Mankind

Best TV Shows of 2021 USA Today: Kelly Lawler

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

The 10 Best Films of 2021 Independent: Clarisse Loughrey

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Favorite Films of 2021 Baltimore Magazine: Max Weiss

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

The Best Albums of 2021 Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim

Sling - Clairo

The Best Albums Of 2021 Coup De Main

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Best Albums of 2021 Uproxx Music Critics Poll

Montero - Lil Nas X

The Best Albums of 2021 Dazed

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

Favorite Emo Albums Of 2021 Uproxx: Ian Cohen

Dune - Denis Villeneuve

The Best Movies Of 2021 Uproxx

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

The Best Movies of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang

Blue Weekend - Wolf Alice

Best Albums of 2021 DIY

Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead

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

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Best Films of 2021 Film Comment Poll

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Best Movies of 2021 Screen Slate

Pilgrim Bell - Kaveh Akbar

Favorite Poetry Collections of 2021 Electric Lit

Prioritise Pleasure - Self Esteem

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Guardian

New Long Leg - Dry Cleaning

The 10 Best Albums of 2021 Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber

Empire of Pain - Patrick Radden Keefe

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