Year-End Lists

A curated, browsable index
of notable 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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Golden Ax

by Rio Cortez

Appears on three lists

The Best Books of 2022: J. Howard Rosier: Chron

10 of the Best Poetry Collections of 2022: Connie Pan: Book Riot
Poetry 2022: National Book Award

Trending Lists

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

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It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
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The Whole Thing Is Just There Young Jesus
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$uccessor Dedekind Cut
Abandon All Life Nails
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Jinpa Pema Tseden
The Highwomen The Highwomen
Alicia Alicia Keys
Bodies and Control and Money and Power Priests
Blackstar David Bowie

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