Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2019
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2021
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Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
1. 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021: Hanif Abdurraqib
2. 50 Best Albums of 2021: Rolling Stone
Arcade
1. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Pigeons & Planes

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Films of 2013 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 20 Best TV Shows of 2021 Alan Sepinwall · Rolling Stone
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Terror End of Beauty Harriet Tubman
The Highwomen The Highwomen
Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon Chuck D
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Riding Like the Wind Iris Jamahl Dunkle
Post Pop Depression Iggy Pop
The Wayfinder Adam Johnson
Dirt Bill Buford
Open Close Sam Prekop
Adolescence
Flesh and Code
Collisions Alec Nevala-Lee
The Sunflower Boys Sam Wachman

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