Year-End Lists

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Jim DeRogatis: WBEZ: Top 40 Albums of 2012
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: 27 Best Movies of 2012
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2. 11 Best Poetry Books of 2016: BuzzFeed

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The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Movies of 2020 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 40 Albums of 2012 Jim DeRogatis · WBEZ · Sound Opinions
The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s Billboard
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
Favorite Films of the 2010s A.O. Scott · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2011 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
27 Best Movies of 2012 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal

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