Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.
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Movies

The 25 Best Movies of 2021 IndieWire

Music

Best Albums of 2021 New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz

Music

Best Albums of 2021 New York Times: Jon Caramanica

Music

Best Albums of 2021 New York Times: Jon Pareles

TV Shows

The 30 Best TV Shows of 2021 Paste

Movies

The 10 Best Movies of 2021 Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson

TV Shows

The 14 Best TV Shows of 2021 Vanity Fair: Sonia Saraiya

Music

Albums of 2021 Gorilla vs. Bear

Music

50 Best Albums of 2021 NPR Music

Music

The Best Albums of 2021 Complex

Books

The 10 Best Books of 2021 Wall Street Journal

Movies

Top 10 Films of 2021 Les Inrocks: Marilou Duponchel

Music

Albums of the Year 2021 Quietus

Movies

Top 6 Films of 2021 Les Inrocks: Murielle Joudet

Movies

Top 10 Films of 2021 Les Inrocks: Emily Barnett

Podcasts

The 10 Best Podcasts of 2021 New York Times: Reggie Ugwu

Movies

20 Essential Films of 2021 Les Inrocks

Music

Best Music of 2021 Artforum: Sasha Geffen

Movies

Best Films of 2021 Artforum: Cassie da Costa

Movies

Best Films of 2021 Artforum: James Quandt

Movies

Best Films of 2021 Artforum: J Hoberman

Movies

Best Films of 2021 Artforum: Amy Taubin

Movies

Best Films of 2021 Artforum: John Waters

Music

51 Best Albums of 2021 Gigwise

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