Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2022
The Skinny: Favourite Books of 2025
A.V. Club: The 25 Best Films of 2024
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Lists

Favorite Books of 2018
16 Favorite Books of 2016
15 Best Books of 2015

Trending Lists

The 80 Best Albums of 2022 PopMatters
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Favourite Books of 2025 The Skinny
The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic
The Best Books of 2022 Entertainment Weekly
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2024 A.V. Club
25 Best Films of 2025 A.V. Club
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Dean's List 2020 Robert Christgau

Trending Works

Mudboy Sheck Wes
Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk Miles Okazaki
The African Desperate Martine Syms
Devil Is Fine Zeal & Ardor
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Confidante
Ready Player One Steven Spielberg
Three Exercises of Interpretation Cristi Puiu
Lese Majesty Shabazz Palaces
Captain Phillips Paul Greengrass
King Coal Elaine McMillion Sheldon
Citizenfour Laura Poitras
Joy David O. Russell
Thank You for Today Death Cab for Cutie

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