Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

Highlights

Books
Intermezzo - Sally Rooney

The Skinny Favourite Books of 2024

Music
Transa - various artists

Yardbarker The 50 Best Albums of 2024

Music
Cowboy Carter - Beyoncé

Esquire: Alan Light The 10 Best Albums of 2024

Movies
La chimera - Alice Rohrwacher

Esquire: Max Cea The 60 Best Movies of 2024

TV Shows
English Teacher

ScreenCrush: Emma Stefansky The Best New TV Shows of 2024

Music
Hole in My Head - Laura Jane Grace

Alternative Press 50 Best Albums of 2024

Music
Tigers Blood - Waxahatchee

Josh Terry The 60 Best Albums of 2024

Movies
Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross

Boston Globe: Odie Henderson 10 Best Movies of 2024

Podcasts
Because the Boss Belongs to Us

Lifehacker: Lauren Passell The 10 Best New Podcasts of 2024

Movies
All We Imagine as Light - Payal Kapadia

Hollywood Reporter: Lovia Gyarkye Best Films of 2024

Movies
Green Border - Agnieszka Holland

Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch Best Films of 2024

Movies
All We Imagine as Light - Payal Kapadia

Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney Best Films of 2024

TV Shows
Shōgun

The Ringer: Miles Surrey The Best TV Shows of 2024

Music
Eternal Sunshine - Ariana Grande

Variety: Steven J. Horowitz The Best Albums of 2024

Music
The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology - Taylor Swift

Variety: Chris Willman The Best Albums of 2024

Music
Submarine - The Marías

Variety: Thania Garcia The Best Albums of 2024

Music
Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat - Charli XCX

Variety: Jem Aswad The Best Albums of 2024

Movies
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World - Radu Jude

Slant The 25 Best Films of 2024

Music
Diamond Jubilee - Cindy Lee

Fire Note Top 50 Albums Of 2024

Music
Brat - Charli XCX

Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Albums of 2024

Movies
All We Imagine as Light - Payal Kapadia

Film Comment Poll Best Films of 2024

Movies
His Three Daughters - Azazel Jacobs

Washington Post: Ty Burr The Best Movies of 2024

Music
Charm - Clairo

Coup De Main The Best Albums Of 2024

Books
James - Percival Everett

California Review of Books 10 Best Books of 2024

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.