Year-End Lists
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of notable year-end lists.
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Mark Kermode
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Best Films of 2025
Economist
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The Best Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop
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Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Esperanza Spalding
Songwrights Apothecary Lab
#3
The Best Albums of 2021
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Craig Jenkins: New York: Vulture
#9
Best Albums of 2021
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Jon Pareles: New York Times
12 Little Spells
#4
10 Best Albums of 2018
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Jon Pareles: New York Times
#30
75 Best Albums of 2019
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Mojo
#49
50 Best Albums of 2018
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Rolling Stone
Emily’s D+Evolution
#18
50 Best Albums of 2016
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Spin
#28
Best 50 Albums of 2016
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NPR: NPR Music
#30
50 Best Albums of 2016
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Pitchfork
#36
Top 100 Albums of 2016
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Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
#39
The Top 50 Albums of 2016
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Treble
#41
50 Best Albums of 2016
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Complex
#48
50 Best Albums of 2016
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Rolling Stone
48 Best Albums of 2016
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AllMusic
Chamber Music Society
#32
75 Best Albums of 2012
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PopMatters