Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Jon Pareles: New York Times: Best Albums of 2024
Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2013
Economist: The Best Books of 2024
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When I Was a Child, I Read Books

Essays

by Marilynne Robinson

Lists

Top 10 Books of 2012: Kathryn Schulz: New York

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best TV Shows Of 2024 Uproxx
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
50 Best Albums of 2013 Complex
Best Albums of 2024 Jon Pareles · New York Times
The 25 Best TV Shows of 2025 Consequence
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
10 Best Books of 2025 Publishers Weekly
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 60 Best Movies of 2024 Max Cea · Esquire
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Treble

Trending Works

This Mournable Body Tsitsi Dangarembga
Stranger Things
Not Here/Not Now Swans
Patriot
Life After Reid Davenport
The Voice of Hind Rajab Kaouther Ben Hania
Brat Charli XCX
Athlete A Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk
In Place of Monuments Naima Ramos-Chapman
Weapons Zach Cregger
Non-Fiction Olivier Assayas
Fiertés, inc. Thibault Jacquin
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Marilyn Agrelo
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar

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