Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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1. The 10 Best Albums of 2021: Spencer Kornhaber: Atlantic
- The 10 Best Albums of 2021: Mikael Wood: Los Angeles Times

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2018 No Depression
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025 Them
The Best Movies of 2025 Matt Singer · ScreenCrush
The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture

Trending Works

I Loved You at Your Darkest Behemoth
Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron
The French Press Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Red Taylor Swift
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Two Sisters Sarah Davachi
Sport Powell
Familiars The Antlers
1000 Forms of Fear Sia
Hereditary Ari Aster
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Palomino First Aid Kit
Seasons of Your Day Mazzy Star
Attack of the Fifty-Foot Centerfold Dorothy Chan

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