Year-End Lists

A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

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Billboard: 50 Best Albums of 2018
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2014
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Velveteen

by PONY

Appears on two lists

Best Albums of 2023: Northern Transmissions
Dean's List 2023: Robert Christgau

Trending Lists

The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2014 The Wire
50 Best Albums of 2018 Billboard
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2011 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2012 Stereogum
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025 Nicholas Quah · New York · Vulture
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Albums of 2011 Claire Suddath · Time
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Guardian

Trending Works

Drive My Car Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Dying For Sex
The Lighthouse Alison Moore
Get Out Jordan Peele
Popcast
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
People In Cars Curse Of Lono
Billion Dollar Loser Reeves Wiedeman
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Bacurau Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles
Truthers: Tiffany Dover Is Dead*
James Percival Everett
This Strange Eventful History Claire Messud
Rock N Roll Consciousness Thurston Moore

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