Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.
Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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2018
All Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts
TV Shows

Little White Lies 25 Best TV Shows of 2018

Music
Be the Cowboy - Mitski

The Wild Honey Pie Top 30 Albums of 2018

Podcasts
In the Dark

New Yorker: Sarah Larson Best Podcasts of 2018

Music
Wide Awake! - Parquet Courts

Earbuddy 50 Best Albums of 2018

Movies
Roma - Alfonso Cuaron

Fighting in the War Room: Dave Gonzalez Top Ten Films of 2018

TV Shows

Pop Culture Happy Hour Best TV Shows of 2018

Music

Wall Street Journal: Mark Richardson Best Music of 2018

Music
7 - Beach House

A.V. Club 20 Best Albums of 2018

Music
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino - Arctic Monkeys

Q Top 50 Albums of 2018

Movies
Sorry to Bother You - Boots Riley

Los Angeles Times: Mark Olsen Best Movies of 2018

Music
Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides - Sophie

Tiny Mix Tapes Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2018

Poetry

Bustle: E. Ce Miller 15 Poetry Collections From 2018 You Won’t Want To Miss

Movies

GCN: Steve Erickson Best Films of 2018

Movies

Wall Street Journal: Joe Morgenstern Best Film of 2018

Music
Victory Lap - Nipsey Hussle

Revolt 11 Best Rap Albums of 2018

TV Shows

Wall Street Journal: Dorothy Rabinowitz Best TV of 2018

Movies
Cold War - Pawel Pawlikowski

AP: Lindsey Bahr Best Films of 2018

Movies
Burning - Lee Chang-dong

AP: Jake Coyle Best Films of 2018

Movies

Slant 25 Best Films of 2018

TV Shows

Mercury News Top 10 TV Shows of 2018

Movies
Roma - Alfonso Cuaron

Baltimore Magazine: Max Weiss Favorite Films of 2018

Books
Barracoon - Zora Neale Hurston

BuzzFeed Best Books of 2018

TV Shows

Vox: Emily St. James Best TV of 2018

Movies

IndieWire Poll Best Movies of 2018

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