Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Top 10 Podcasts of 2019: AP

The 30 Best Podcasts of 2022: Esquire
The 21 Best Podcasts of 2018: Esquire

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The 20 Most Essential Podcasts of 2025 Lauren Passell · Lifehacker
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Best Albums of the 2010s Rolling Stone
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker

Trending Works

Transfer of Qualities Martha Ronk
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Destroyer of Light Jennifer Marie Brissett
The White Lotus, season 2 Mike White
Graduation Cristian Mungiu
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Blackmailer's Guide to Love Marian Thurm
Spotlight: Snitch City
Parasite Bong Joon-ho
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Twilight Zone Nona Fernández

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