Historical clue formulations

• Biggest hits — 2025-01-29
• Many a critic's year-end list — 2024-09-15
• List of ranked favorites — 2023-12-03
• Hit list — 2023-02-11
• Highlights collection, maybe — 2020-01-10
• Many a year-end list — 2018-02-25
• Many a listicle — 2016-12-23
• Billboard's best — 2010-07-31
• Culmination of a Casey Kasem countdown — 2010-07-06
• Letterman list, e.g. — 2010-03-10
• Best-seller list — 2007-08-21
• Hit list — 2006-05-06
• Best of the best — 2005-11-20
• Hit list? — 2005-11-12
• Letterman's nightly list — 2001-02-19
• Grist for a list — 1996-08-16