Year-End Lists
A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
Movies
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Books
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The Wire
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Top 50 Albums of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
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Best Films of 2025
Economist
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The Best Books of 2025
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Adia Victoria
A Southern Gothic
The Best Albums of 2021
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Jem Aswad: Variety
Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2021
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No Depression
The Best Albums of 2021
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Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
The Best Albums of 2021
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Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
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Hanif Abdurraqib
50 Best Albums of 2021
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NPR: NPR Music
The Best Albums of 2021
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Chris Willman: Variety
Silences
Favorite Albums of 2019
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Ann Powers: NPR: NPR Music
The 70 Best Albums of 2019
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PopMatters
The Year in Music
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Steve Erickson: GCN
Beyond the Bloodhounds
10 Favorite Albums of 2016
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Ann Powers: NPR: NPR Music