Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Mercury Prize: 2026 Award
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
T.S. Eliot Prize: 2026 Award
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Drowned in Sound

Lists

25 Favourite Albums of 2025
15 Favourite Albums of 2018
100 Favourite Albums of 2017
16 Favourite Albums of 2016
100 Favourite Albums of 2015
51 Favourite Albums of 2014
100 Favourite Albums of 2012
Favourite Albums of 2011

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times
20 Best Films of 2014 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
Top 12 Films of 2014 Michael Sicinski
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
2026 Award T.S. Eliot Prize
25 Best Films of 2014 Slant
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
2026 Award The Mercury Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
2025 Award T.S. Eliot Prize

Trending Works

The Channel Jana Prikryl
Cafés Holly Pester
Speak, Old Parrot Dannie Abse
Confession of the Lioness Mia Couto
Feel Free Nick Laird
Ice Gillian Clarke
The Dark Film Paul Farley
All the Names Given Raymond Antrobus
In These Days of Prohibition Caroline Bird
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski
Hold It 'Til It Hurts T. Geronimo Johnson
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Radio Leontia Flynn

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