Year-End Lists

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

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

Ian Cohen: Uproxx Favorite Emo Albums Of 2021

Dune - Denis Villeneuve

Uproxx The Best Movies Of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times The Best Movies of 2021

Blue Weekend - Wolf Alice

DIY Best Albums of 2021

Early Morning Riser - Katherine Heiny

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

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Film Comment Best Films of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Screen Slate Best Movies of 2021

Pilgrim Bell - Kaveh Akbar

Electric Lit Favorite Poetry Collections of 2021

Prioritise Pleasure - Self Esteem

Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2021

New Long Leg - Dry Cleaning

Spencer Kornhaber: Atlantic The 10 Best Albums of 2021

Empire of Pain - Patrick Radden Keefe

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

Afterparties - Anthony Veasna So

Mark Athitakis: Los Angeles Times The 5 Best Fiction Books of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Barack Obama Favorite Movies of 2021

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2021

Fatigue - L'Rain

Hazel Cills Top 10 Albums of 2021

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

Clash Albums of the Year 2021

The Last Graduate - Naomi Novik

Thrillist The Best Books of 2021

Harrow - Joy Williams

Jessica Ferri: Los Angeles Times The 5 Best Books of 2021

Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

Mikael Wood: Los Angeles Times The 10 Best Albums of 2021

The White Lotus - Mike White

Robert Lloyd: Los Angeles Times The 13 Best TV Shows of 2021

Home Video - Lucy Dacus

Bob Boilen: NPR Top 10 Albums of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Chloe Lizotte: Screen Slate Best Movies of 2021

Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast

Spectrum Culture Top 20 Albums of 2021

West Side Story - Steven Spielberg

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle Top 10 Movies of 2021