Year-End Lists

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

Blond - Frank Ocean

Pigeons & Planes 50 Best Albums of 2016

New York Times: David Orr 10 Best Poetry Books of 2016

The Girlfriend Experience

BBC: Keith Uhlich 10 Best TV Shows of 2016

Horace and Pete

Uproxx: Alan Sepinwall 21 Best TV Shows of 2016

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Time: Sarah Begley Top 20 Books of 2016

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Time: Daniel D’Addario Top 10 TV Shows of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Time: Stephanie Zacharek Top 20 Movies of 2016

Dennis Cooper 23 Favorite Poetry Books of 2016

Sight & Sound Poll: Nicole Brenez 5 Best Films of 2016

Sasha Frere-Jones 100 Favorite Albums of 2016

Atlanta

The Playlist 30 Best TV Shows of 2016

Everybody Wants Some!! - Richard Linklater

Little White Lies 25 Best Films of 2016

Embrace of the Serpent - Ciro Guerra

Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones The Best Films of 2016

Chicago Reader: Leah Pickett Top Ten Films of 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