Obama has made it an annual tradition to publish his annual best-of lists of songs, books and films at the turn of the year.
Olivia Dean's "Man I Need", Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" and Rosalia's "Sexo, Violencia y llantas" are on the song list. Among the book recommendations are Zadie Smith's latest essay book "Dead and Alive", Ian McEwan's "What We Can Know" and wife Michelle Obama's "The Look" - with the addition "obviously I'm a loser".
Joachim Trier's Oscar-nominated film "Sentimental Value" with Stellan Skarsgård in one of the leading roles, competes with the former president with "One battle after another", "Sinners" and "Hamnet".
