Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New Statesman: Albums of the Year 2025
Stranger: Top 20 Books of 2017
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2022
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Country Music

by Ken Burns

Appears on two lists

25 Best TV Shows of 2019: Kelly Lawler: USA Today

Best TV Shows of 2019: Hank Stuever: Washington Post

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Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
38 Favorite Books of 2024 Lit Hub
Albums of the Year 2025 New Statesman
Top 20 Books of 2017 Stranger
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
Best Films of 2019 Steve Erickson · GCN
Albums of the Year 2025 Quietus

Trending Works

Blindness The Murder Capital
Fengming: A Chinese Memoir Wang Bing
The Eagle Huntress Otto Bell
James Percival Everett
The First Wave Matthew Heineman
Open Water Caleb Azumah Nelson
Risk Laura Poitras
Wondervisions Delicate Steve
Anguilla Electrica Porter Ricks
All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh
The Beast You Are Big Business
Contempt Couch Slut
The Light of the World Elizabeth Alexander
Wander/Wonder Balam Acab

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