Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.
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Books

Best Fiction Books of 2021 Kirkus Reviews

TV Shows

Best TV of 2021 Decider

Movies

The Best Films of 2021 Economist

Music

The Best Albums Of 2021 Uproxx

Music

20 Best Albums of 2021 Glide

Music

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Paste

Books

Best of Books 2021 Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli

Movies

Top Ten Films of 2021 Cahiers du Cinéma

TV Shows

The Best TV Shows of 2021 IndieWire: Ben Travers

TV Shows

The 10 Best Shows of 2021 The Root

Music

The Best Music of 2021 New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich

Music

25 Best Albums of 2021 Revolver

Books

Top 10 Books of 2021 Chicago Public Library

Books

Top 10 Books of 2021 New York Public Library

Books

100 Notable Books of 2021 New York Times

Music

Top 40 Albums of 2021 Decibel

Books

50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2021 Washington Post

Books

50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2021 Washington Post

Books

The 10 Best Books of 2021 Washington Post

Books

Fiction 2021 National Book Award

Books

Nonfiction 2021 National Book Award

Poetry

Poetry 2021 National Book Award

Music

US Albums of the Year 2021 Rough Trade

Music

The 75 Best Albums of 2021 Mojo

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.