The few "awesome" (and "are we X yet") lists I've seen/contributed to were terrible; they have a very low barrier to entrance, and a very high barrier to exit - which made them nothing more than landfills, essentially. I think the valuable lists are personal ones.
I've had pretty good experiences with "awesome lists", usually if the topic is language or framework and I just want a concise list of mature things related to topic. Other examples I've personally enjoyed: