The Top 30

Well, now that I'm practically 30 years old, I'll commemorate my 3 decades of existence by presenting my current top 30 favorite books, albums, and movies. Old mainstays are intermingled with new obsessions, and if you know me well enough, you've definitely heard me praise this stuff to death over the years. But why not check them out anyway? This list will give you plenty of insight into who I am as a person (probably more insight than you want, honestly). Enjoy!

Books

30.) A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
29.) On Writing by Stephen King
28.) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
27.) Bone by Jeff Smith
26.) Looking for Alaska by John Green
25.) All the Truth is Out by Matt Bai
24.) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
23.) Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
22.) The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
21.) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
20.) Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
19.) Political Tribes by Amy Chua
18.) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
17.) The Giver by Lois Lowry
16.) Feed by MT Anderson
15.) Detroit: An American Autopsy by Charlie LeDuff
14.) The Prehistory of The Far Side by Gary Larson
13.) The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
12.) Monster by Walter Dean Myers
11.) Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
10.) The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands by Stephen King
9.) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee
8.) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
7.) Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
6.) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5.) The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
4.) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
3.) To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2.) The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
1.) Lisey's Story by Stephen King

Albums 

30.) Amazing Grace - Aretha Franklin
29.) The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie
28.) Time Out - Dave Brubeck Quartet
27.) Sinatra at the Sands - Frank Sinatra and Count Basie
26.) Lemonade - Beyonce
25.) Affinity - Haken
24.) OK Computer - Radiohead
23.) Time in Place - Artifex Pereo
22.) Infinity - Journey 
21.) Higher Truth - Chris Cornell
20.) Elephant Eyelash - Why
19.) Somewhere in the Between - Streetlight Manifesto
18.) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
17.) Sonic Highways - Foo Fighters
16.) Deja vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
15.) ...In Shallow Seas We Sail - Emery
14.) Rubber Soul - The Beatles
13.) Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise - The Dear Hunter
12.) Evil Empire - Rage Against the Machine
11.) Let It Be - The Beatles
10.) Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
9.) Dave Grusin Presents: GRP All-Star Big Band Live! - GRP All-Star Big Band
8.) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
7.) The Question - Emery
6.) Act V: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional - The Dear Hunter
5.) The College Dropout - Kanye West
4.) Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness - Coheed and Cambria
3.) Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra - Bill Evans Trio
2.) Abbey Road - The Beatles
1.) Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Movies

30.) Unforgiven 
29.) No Country for Old Men 
28.) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
27.) Willow Creek 
26.) Inglourious Basterds
25.) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence 
24.) Safety Last! 
23.) This is Spinal Tap 
22.) Psycho (1960)
21.) Avengers: Endgame    
20.) The Shining 
19.) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 
18.) The Godfather 
17.) The Big Lebowski 
16.) Jaws
15.) The Monster Squad
14.) The Thing (1982)
13.) The Silence of the Lambs 
12.) Halloween (1978)
11.) Hot Fuzz  
10.) Rear Window   
9.) The Fugitive 
8.) 12 Angry Men 
7.) The Dark Knight 
6.) The World's End 
5.) 2001: A Space Odyssey 
4.) The Departed 
3.) Jurassic Park 
2.) Michael Clayton
1.) Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope