| 2024 | The City and Its Uncertain Walls | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | Philip Gabriel |
| 2024 | The City and Its Uncertain Walls | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | Philip Gabriel |
| 2024 | The City and Its Uncertain Walls | Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | The City and Its Uncertain Walls | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | The City and Its Uncertain Walls | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | Philip Gabriel |
| 2024 | The City and Its Uncertain Walls | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction in translation | |
| 2024 | The City and Its Uncertain Walls | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi | |
| 2022 | First Person Singular | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | First Person Singular: Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Short Stories | |
| 2020 | Killing Commendatore | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen |
| 2019 | Men Without Women | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2018 | Killing Commendatore | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Killing Commendatore | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | Philip Gabriel and Ted Goosen |
| 2018 | Killing Commendatore | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen |
| 2018 | Killing Commendatore | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction in translation | |
| 2018 | Killing Commendatore | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2018 | Killing Commendatore | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · World Literature | Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen |
| 2017 | Men Without Women | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Men Without Women: Stories | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | Philip Gabriel and Theodore Goossen |
| 2017 | Men Without Women | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | Philip Gabriel |
| 2016 | Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | Philip Gabriel |
| 2016 | Absolutely on Music | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Music | |
| 2014 | Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2014 | Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: More Fiction | Philip Gabriel |
| 2014 | Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | Philip Gabriel |
| 2014 | Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | Philip Gabriel |
| 2014 | Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction in Translation | |
| 2014 | Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | Philip Gabriel |
| 2013 | 1Q84 | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | Philip Gabriel and Jay Rubin |
| 2012 | 1Q84 | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Fiction | |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | 1q84 | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2011 | 1Q84 | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |
| 2009 | After Dark | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | Jay Rubin |
| 2007 | Kafka on the Shore | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | Philip Gabriel |
| 2007 | After Dark | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | Jay Rubin |
| 2007 | After Dark | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | Jay Rubin |
| 2006 | Kafka on the Shore | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2006 | Kafka on the Shore | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN Translation Prize | Philip Gabriel |