Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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1. The 50 Best Albums Of 2019: Stereogum
2. Top 50 Albums of 2019: Brooklyn Vegan
- The Best Albums of 2019: Greg Kot: Chicago Tribune: Sound Opinions

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My Favorite Fiction of 2020 Katy Waldman · New Yorker
The Best Podcasts of 2021 Sarah Larson · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

東方不敗 Tzusing
The Nightingale Jennifer Kent
La Pivellina Tizza Covi
Arvo Pärt: And I heard a voice Vox Clamantis
Ad Astra James Gray
Un conte de Michel de Montaigne Jean-Marie Straub
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai
Cobra Kai
I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You Marcelo Gomes and Karim Aïnouz
House of Holes Nicholson Baker
Drumming Up Trouble Alvin Curran
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Deepa Anappara

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