Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.
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TV Shows

The Best TV of 2021 Vulture: Jen Chaney

Music

The Best Albums of 2021 Vulture: Craig Jenkins

Music

The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked The Line of Best Fit

Books

Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021 Lit Hub

Music

The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2021 Stereogum: Marissa R. Moss

Books

2021 Best Books Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan

Movies

Best Films of 2021 IndieWire Poll

Music

The 30 Best Albums Of 2021 Spin

Movies

Our Top 10 Films of 2021 Hyperallergic

Music

The Best Albums of 2021 Vinyl Me, Please

Podcasts

The Best Podcasts of 2021 New Yorker: Sarah Larson

Books

The Best Books Of 2021 BuzzFeed

Music

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Far Out

Books

20 Favorite New Books of 2021 St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Movies

Films of 2021 The Skinny

Music

Top Ten Albums of 2021 The Skinny

Books

The Best Books of 2021 Economist

Books

Best Literary Fiction of 2021 Library Journal

Poetry

Best Poetry of 2021 Library Journal

Poetry

The Best Poetry of 2021 New York Times: Elisa Gabbert

Books

The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2021 Time: Annabel Gutterman

Books

The Best Books of 2021 USA Today

Music

The Best Albums of 2021 The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca

Music

Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021 Vinyl Factory

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