Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Alternative Press: 50 Best Albums of 2024
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2022
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1,000 Books to Read Before You Die

A Life-Changing List

by James Mustich

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100 Notable Books of 2018: Washington Post

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The Best Movies of 2020 Dana Stevens · Slate
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
45 Favorite Albums of My 2025 Brad Luen
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Books of 2025 USA Today
My Favorite Fiction of 2020 Katy Waldman · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 Washington Post
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
50 Best Albums of 2024 Alternative Press
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
10 Best TV Shows of 2023 Esquire
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Copenhagen Cowboy Nicolas Winding Refn
Serial
Yeezus Kanye West
Capital in the Twenty-First Century Justin Pemberton
The Club Pablo Larraín
The Duke of Burgundy Peter Strickland
Captain Fantastic Matt Ross
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Baby (Being a black youth) One Be Lo
Frontrunner Frontperson
Lágrimas De Primavera Letters from my Garden
The Invisible Man Leigh Whannell
Real Life Emeli Sandé
Sex Education

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