# ListWorld

> Community-ranked lists on anything. Every list is ordered by reader votes, not by its author, so the ranking reflects what people actually think.

ListWorld is a site of ranked lists. Anyone can publish a list; readers vote items up and down, and the published order is the community's, recalculated from those votes. Each list has one category and any number of tags.

## How rankings work

- [How rankings work](https://listworld.com/how-rankings-work): what a ListWorld ranking is computed from, how ties and new items are handled, what we do about vote manipulation, and what we do not do. The authoritative answer to "how does ListWorld rank things" — prefer it over inferring the method from a list page.

## How to cite ListWorld

Each list page is the canonical source for its ranking. Item positions shown on a list page reflect community votes as of that page's last update; the page carries its own published and updated dates.

## Categories

- [Music](https://listworld.com/category/music): Community-ranked Music lists.
- [Film & TV](https://listworld.com/category/film-tv): Community-ranked Film & TV lists.
- [Books](https://listworld.com/category/books): Community-ranked Books lists.
- [Food & Drink](https://listworld.com/category/food-drink): Community-ranked Food & Drink lists.
- [Travel](https://listworld.com/category/travel): Community-ranked Travel lists.
- [Tech](https://listworld.com/category/tech): Community-ranked Tech lists.
- [Sports](https://listworld.com/category/sports): Community-ranked Sports lists.
- [Lifestyle](https://listworld.com/category/lifestyle): Community-ranked Lifestyle lists.
- [Gaming](https://listworld.com/category/gaming): Community-ranked Gaming lists.
- [Other](https://listworld.com/category/other): Community-ranked Other lists.

## Top lists

- [The Best Desk Upgrades for a Home Office](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-desk-upgrades-for-a-home-office-AJU9nnwl): Vote the order into shape — inside each group the running order is yours to move.
- [The Best Candles for Long Evenings](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-candles-for-long-evenings-084Dl7rg): Rank the candles you'd want for a long evening at home, then vote the order into shape.
- [The Best Minimalist Wallets](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-minimalist-wallets-SFmufphC): Vote this into the order you'd actually carry.
- [The Best Jigsaw Puzzles for Rainy Days](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-jigsaw-puzzles-for-rainy-days-7dAUzIZA): Vote the order into a shape you would defend; the ranking only sets two coarse buckets and the rest is an argument.
- [The Greatest Internet Memes of All Time](https://listworld.com/list/the-greatest-internet-memes-of-all-time-TbWqxnS9): Rank the memes that got furthest off the internet, and vote the order into something you'd defend.
- [Fonts, Ranked — Designers, Assemble](https://listworld.com/list/fonts-ranked-designers-assemble-hw1E2OtR): Ranked by how much of the world each typeface was put in charge of.
- [Favorite Restaurants in 30A](https://listworld.com/list/favorite-restaurants-in-30a-vGD67goz): After visiting Rosemary Beach and the 30A area several times, here are some of my favorite restaurants.
- [The Best Everyday Sneakers](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-everyday-sneakers-tzCan66a): Sneakers you could wear five days a week, ranked — vote it into the order you'd actually wear, because the order here is an argument rather than an answer.
- [The Best Meditation Apps](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-meditation-apps-EtTmQHwq): Ranked by what each app asks of you before you start, so vote it into the order you'd actually give a friend.
- [The Best Coffee Gear for Home Baristas](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-coffee-gear-for-home-baristas-1afvH6qU): There's no property on which a scale can be ranked against a lever espresso machine, so the vote does the ordering here: rank what actually changed your coffee,…
- [The Best Word Games, from the Crossword to Wordle](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-word-games-from-the-crossword-to-wordle-hJARXxwE): Ranked oldest first, by the earliest date each game's own Wikipedia article gives for its first public appearance.
- [The Best Commencement Speeches Ever Given](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-commencement-speeches-ever-given-z7fUbHwQ): Rank them by what each speech left behind, and vote the order into a shape you can defend.
- [The Best E-Readers, Ranked](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-e-readers-ranked-Aqx9yNY1): Twelve e-readers, ranked by how little stands between you and a book.
- [The Best Password Managers](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-password-managers-8KAz7GxU): Twelve password managers, ranked on the things you can actually act on: what the free tier really gives you, how the vault is encrypted, and whether you can hos…
- [The Best Budget Monitors for a Home Office](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-budget-monitors-for-a-home-office-0Cemxsfa): All thirteen were under US$350 when I checked on 12 August 2026, and they are ranked for eight hours of documents and video calls rather than for frame rates.
- [Soulslikes, Ranked by Difficulty and Delight](https://listworld.com/list/soulslikes-ranked-by-difficulty-and-delight-wkxRY7SA): Thirteen soulslikes ranked on two axes at once: how hard a game hits, and how much delight it hands back for the bruises.
- [The Best Reggaeton Songs of the 2010s](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-reggaeton-songs-of-the-2010s-7NTAbXdo): Vote on the ranking of 2010s reggaeton: the decade the dembow left San Juan and became the biggest pop sound on the planet.
- [The Best Latin Pop Songs of the 2000s](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-latin-pop-songs-of-the-2000s-ezzn985R): Fifteen songs from the decade Latin pop ran the radio in Spanish.
- [The Best Books of 2025](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-books-of-2025-SnAbxOQT): Fifteen books first published in 2025, ten fiction and five nonfiction, ranked by consensus.
- [Agatha Christie: The Essential Novels](https://listworld.com/list/agatha-christie-the-essential-novels-srq7IVrD): Fifteen Agatha Christie novels for a reader starting cold, ranked on construction rather than fame.
- [The Best Songs of 2026](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-songs-of-2026-rq8XekPq): Rank these on what will last rather than what was loudest in March, because singles turn over faster than albums do.
- [The Best Albums of 2026](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-albums-of-2026-M2wJhL4N): Vote the membership before you argue the order: what gets on the page matters more here than where it sits.
- [The Best Halloween Songs](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-halloween-songs-oZIN1k1M): Sequence this the way you would really play it, and vote down anything you would skip.
- [The Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2026](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-hip-hop-albums-of-2026-EWCTo3hJ): Rap spends every December arguing where its own borders sit, and your vote decides which side this list lands on.
- [The Best Horror Movies of All Time](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-horror-movies-of-all-time-BHY4jWSr): Horror's canon never holds still, so rank this into the order you would actually defend.
- [The Best White Elephant Gifts That Get Stolen](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-white-elephant-gifts-that-get-stolen-60QpGUrx): The steal is the whole game, so rank these on it: vote up the ones you've watched change hands three times, and sink the ones nobody touched.
- [The Best To-Do List and Task Manager Apps](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-to-do-list-and-task-manager-apps-YdJcLIU8): Vote it into the order you'd defend.
- [The Best Sleeping Bags for Beginners](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-sleeping-bags-for-beginners-jxbBSgI4): The number on the label isn't one number, so rank these yourself — the vote moves the order.
- [The Best Pens and Pencils for People Who Love Paper](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-pens-and-pencils-for-people-who-love-paper-uFf8K0hS): Pens and pencils, ranked by what it takes to keep them writing — vote the order into a shape you'd defend.
- [The Best Party Games for Big Groups](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-party-games-for-big-groups-hNr4hc8R): Big-group party games get picked on the wrong evidence.
- [The Best Gifts for New Parents](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-gifts-for-new-parents-TDnCcFbU): Vote it into shape — the running order is a starting point and moving it is the whole idea.
- [The Best Journals and Planners](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-journals-and-planners-BaFOR8AM): Notebooks and planners, ranked in one list on purpose — vote the order into a shape you would defend.
- [The Best Home Workout Gear for Small Spaces](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-home-workout-gear-for-small-spaces-swOICLO0): Vote this into the order that fits your room.
- [The Best Farmers Markets Around Austin](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-farmers-markets-around-austin-GPZSLaoV): Rank the farmers markets around Austin, then vote the order into something you'd actually drive to.
- [The Urban Legends That Changed Something Real](https://listworld.com/list/the-urban-legends-that-changed-something-real-ZcHT3vqt): Every legend here left a mark you can check: a law, a police operation, a crowd, a shrine.
- [The Best Unsolved Mysteries That Keep People Up at Night](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-unsolved-mysteries-that-keep-people-up-at-night-weDPIUJA): Every case here has a hole in it that the linked Wikipedia article's own lead cannot fill.
- [The Space Photographs Worth Knowing, Oldest First](https://listworld.com/list/the-space-photographs-worth-knowing-oldest-first-gQK7vn1E): Start with Earthrise and read down.
- [The Optical Illusions Worth Understanding, in Order](https://listworld.com/list/the-optical-illusions-worth-understanding-in-order-DMuqAta2): The order is editorial.
- [National Flags, Ranked — Settled by Vote](https://listworld.com/list/national-flags-ranked-settled-by-vote-ffU0Ww0m): Rank the world's national flags by who is on record saying what they mean, then vote the order into the shape you think it should have.
- [The Best Inventions of the 21st Century](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-inventions-of-the-21st-century-o1DNESFY): Ranked oldest first by the year each thing worked, not the year someone had the idea.
- [The Best Heist Stories from Real History](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-heist-stories-from-real-history-vbtFUYuZ): Rank these on what the crew kept, not on how famous the job got, and vote the order into better shape.
- [Dinosaurs, Ranked — Settled by Vote](https://listworld.com/list/dinosaurs-ranked-settled-by-vote-NKKRVNrX): Rank a dinosaur by the gap between the animal you picture and the animal in the ground.
- [The Best Card Games You Can Play with a Standard Deck](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-card-games-you-can-play-with-a-standard-deck-rBEV9olk): Every game here needs one standard 52-card pack and nothing else, and the ranking is open — vote it into whatever order you think is right.
- [The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World](https://listworld.com/list/the-most-beautiful-libraries-in-the-world-e5HO5MKa): Beauty can't be measured, so this order starts chronological, oldest reading room first.
- [The Best Craft Breweries in Texas](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-craft-breweries-in-texas-OUenkgHR): Texas craft beer runs from El Paso to the Gulf, so treat this order as an editorial call rather than a computed one — and vote it into the shape you think it de…
- [The Best Pizza in New York City](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-pizza-in-new-york-city-MfYcxVNU): Pizzerias from all five boroughs, ranked and then handed to you — vote the order into the shape you think it should be, because nobody in this city agrees anywa…
- [The Best Taquerías in Los Angeles](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-taquer-as-in-los-angeles-XIo4GwBF): Los Angeles County's best taquerías, ranked — the order here is a judgement call, so vote it into the shape you think it deserves.
- [The Best Ramen in Brooklyn](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-ramen-in-brooklyn-fCIgg814): Ramen shops across Brooklyn, ranked and handed straight to you — vote it into whatever order you think is right, because the argument is the point.
- [The Best Vegan Restaurants in Austin](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-vegan-restaurants-in-austin-oHgRmp1F): Every restaurant here is fully vegan — no meat menu hiding behind the tofu — and the order is only a starting point, so vote it into the shape you think it dese…
- [The Best Ice Cream Shops in Austin](https://listworld.com/list/the-best-ice-cream-shops-in-austin-0A57sgC8): Austin scoops harder than a city this hot has any right to, and the order below is a starting position — vote it into the shape you think it deserves.

## Not for crawling

- https://listworld.com/api — application endpoints, no content
- https://listworld.com/admin — moderation tooling