2021 In Lists
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Lists lists lists lists LISTS. 2021; weird year, good year? Or at least good second half of a year? Or at least good second half of a year pre-omicron and pre-Manchin???
Previous years: 2020 - 2019 - 2017 - 2016 Podcasts - 2016 Albums
Top 10 TV Or Internet Shows Of 2021
10) Amazing Saturday
9) Letterkenny*
8) Evil
7) Hawkeye
6) This Is Wine
5) Midnight Mass
4) Succession
3) The one specific episode of Planet Scum Live where The Pickle won $10k (CAD)
2) Wandavision
1) Hacks
*Season 10 specifically; if we were counting the non-2021 seasons that I watched all the way through twice in 2021, this would be number one with a bullet
Every Book I Read In 2021 (unranked)
https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2021/67269378
Top 10 Books I Read In 2021 (that weren't all from 2021)
10) Why We're Polarized - Ezra Klein
9) Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
8) Asymmetry - Lisa Halliday
7) Uncanny Valley - Anna Weiner
6) Human Acts - Han Kang
5) Lanny - Max Porter
4) Attrib. And Other Stories - Eley Williams
3) To Be A Machine - Mark O'Connell
2) Normal People - Sally Rooney
1) Trust Exercise - Susan Choi
Top 10 Honorable Mention Albums Of 2021
Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night - Bleachers; How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? - Big Red Machine; Absolutely - Dijon; Valentine - Snail Mail; Home Video - Lucy Dacus; Nurture - Porter Robinson; Formula Of Love: O+T=<3 - Twice; Mythopoetics - Half Waif; Hell To Be You Baby - MNDR; Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator
Top 5 Songs That Most Improved Upon Being Rerecorded By Taylor Swift In 2021 (even if they already ruled originally)
5) The Way I Loved You
4) The Last Time
3) Red
2) Babe
1) I Almost Do
Top 10 Songs Of 2021 (if I'm only allowing 1 per artist)
10) Perfect World - Twice
9) Chinatown (ft. Bruce Springsteen) - Bleachers
8) Silk Chiffon (ft. Phoebe Bridgers) - Muna
7) Self-destruct - Origami Angel
6) rom com 2004 - Soccer Mommy
5) Wilder Days - Morgan Wade
4) All Eyes On Me - Bo Burnham
3) Tried To Tell You - The Weather Station
2) I Almost Do (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
1) good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo
Top 10 Songs Of 2021 (if I'm following my heart and can have as many songs per artist as I like)
10) Tried To Tell You - The Weather Station
9) Treacherous (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
8) drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo
7) Forever Winter (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - Taylor Swift
6) Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - Taylor Swift
5) Red (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
4) deja vu - Olivia Rodrigo
3) Babe (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - Taylor Swift
2) I Almost Do (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
1) good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo
Top 5 Albums From Previous Years I Discovered Or Rediscovered (either organically or on a suggestion)
5) 4 Walls - f(x)
4) Islander - Finn Anderson
3) Bleed American - Jimmy Eat World
2) Imploding The Mirage - The Killers
1) Aims - Vienna Teng*
*Listen to Aims, it’s incredible, one of the best albums I’ve heard in years
Where The (Taylor's Version) Albums Would Rank If I Counted Them In My Albums List
Fearless (Taylor's Version): #38
Red (Taylor's Version): #1
Top 10 Albums Of 2021
10) Montero - Lil Nas X
9) Future Suits - Pet Symmetry
8) Ska Dream - Jeff Rosenstock
7) Pressure Machine - The Killers
6) To See The Next Part Of The Dream - Parannoul
5) Reckless - Morgan Wade
4) Gami Gang - Origami Angel
3) Screen Violence - CHVRCHES
2) Ignorance - The Weather Station
1) Sour - Olivia Rodrigo
Top 5 New (Or New To Me) Podcasts Of 2021
5) NYT Book Review
4) Wheel Bearings
3) City Cast Chicago
2) Time To Say Goodbye
1) The Letterboxd Show
Top 10 Podcasts Of 2021
10) The Dropout: Elizabeth Holmes On Trial
9) NYT Popcast
8) The Big Picture
7) Reconcilable Differences
6) Lovett Or Leave It
5) Holy Swift
4) Doughboys
3) Fighting In The War Room
2) The Content Mines
1) Blank Check
Top 10 Honorable Mention Movies Of 2021
The Card Counter; House Of Gucci; The Power Of The Dog; Bo Burnham’s Inside; Last Night In Soho; Black Widow; No Sudden Move; In The Heights; Romeo & Juliet; Minari
Every 2021 Movie I Saw, Ranked
https://letterboxd.com/andrewthewhip/list/2021-ranked/
Top 10 Movies Watched During Date Nights In 2021 (ranked as movies qua movies, not as dates (💕))
10) National Treasure
9) Gosford Park
8) This Means War
7) Police Story
6) Holes
5) Tick, Tick, Boom
4) Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl
3) The Nice Guys
2) The Social Network
1) Ocean's Eleven
Top 10 Movies That Are On Our Date Night Options List That I Want To Watch (👀)
10) Cinderella (2015)
9) 21 Jump Street
8) The Princess Diaries
7) Cats
6) Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
5) The Phantom Of The Opera (<--- this is my This Means War, I think)
4) Venom
3) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2) The Addams Family
1) Much Ado About Nothing (the Branagh one)
Top 5 2021 Movies I Didn't See But Want To
5) The Humans
4) Spider Man: No Way Home
3) Licorice Pizza
2) The Tragedy Of Macbeth
1) West Side Story
Goddamn covid and seattle snow wrecking my tentative plans to knock out those top 4 hopefully in the last week of the year 😡
Top 2 Movies That Will Almost Certainly Rank Higher On Rewatch
2) The Power Of The Dog
1) Drive My Car
Top 10 Movies Of 2021
10) Titane
9) Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself
8) Cruella
7) The Green Knight
6) Dune
5) No Time To Die
4) Drive My Car
3) tick, tick...BOOM!
2) Annette
1) Dead Pigs