Year-End Lists

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

Highlights

Music
the record - boygenius

Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim The Best Albums of 2023

Music
Whiplash - Jobi Riccio

Stereogum: Marissa R. Moss Best Country Albums of 2023

TV Shows
Poker Face

Slate The 10 Best TV Shows of 2023

TV Shows
Succession

Slant The 20 Best TV Shows of 2023

Movies
Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan

Variety: Owen Gleiberman The Best Movies of 2023

Movies
Poor Things - Yorgos Lanthimos

Variety: Peter Debruge The Best Movies of 2023

TV Shows
Poker Face

Los Angeles Times: Robert Lloyd The 14 Best New TV Shows of 2023

TV Shows
Love & Death

Los Angeles Times: Lorraine Ali The 10 Best TV Shows of 2023

Podcasts
The Retrievals

Vulture: Nicholas Quah The Best Podcasts of 2023

Movies
Barbie - Greta Gerwig

Uproxx The Best Movies Of 2023

Poetry
From From - Monica Youn

New York Times: Elisa Gabbert The Best Poetry of 2023

TV Shows
A Murder at the End of the World

ScreenCrush The Best TV Shows of 2023

Movies
All of Us Strangers - Andrew Haigh

Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang The Best Movies of 2023

Books
Biography of X - Catherine Lacey

Time: Annabel Gutterman The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2023

Movies
Killers of the Flower Moon - Martin Scorsese

Sight & Sound Poll The 50 Best Films of 2023

Music
the record - boygenius

NME The Best Albums of 2023

Movies
May December - Todd Haynes

Slant The 25 Best Films of 2023

Music
Rat Saw God - Wednesday

Josh Terry The 60 Best Albums of 2023

Music
Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd - Lana Del Rey

Slant The 50 Best Albums of 2023

Books
Some People Need Killing - Patricia Evangelista

Time: Annabel Gutterman The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023

Movies
Beau Is Afraid - Ari Aster

Vulture: John Waters Best Movies of 2023

Movies
Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan

Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Movies of 2023

Movies
Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan

Atlantic: David Sims The 10 Best Films of 2023

Books
Monsters - Claire Dederer

Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan Top 10 Books of 2023

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