Year-End Lists

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Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2026
The Mercury Prize: 2026 Award
Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2026
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Ugly

by Screaming Females

Appears on four lists

#19 50 Best Albums of 2012: Spinner
#21 Top 50 Albums of 2012: Stereogum
#22 Top 40 Albums of 2012: Jim DeRogatis: WBEZ: Sound Opinions
#64 Top 100 Albums of 2012: Austin Town Hall

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2026 Jordan Cronk · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times
Nonfiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Favorite Movies of 2021 Barack Obama
20 Best Films of 2016 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
Favorite Movies of 2018 Barack Obama
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
Favorite Movies of 2020 Barack Obama
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
10 Best Books of 2026 Publishers Weekly
2026 Award The Mercury Prize

Trending Works

The Dreamed Adventure Valeska Grisebach
Bastard Music Meatraffle
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Inherent Vice Paul Thomas Anderson
Who's Stopping Us Jonás Trueba
The Dead Don't Hurt Viggo Mortensen
Let the Sunshine In Claire Denis
Robe of Gems Natalia López
XXX Danny Brown
A War Tobias Lindholm
Death Above Life Orbit Culture
Bugonia Yorgos Lanthimos
The Diary of a Chambermaid Radu Jude
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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