Year-End Lists

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Essence: The Best Albums Of 2025

12 December 2025

The Art of Loving - Olivia Dean

Essence: The Best Albums Of 2025

[see also 2024 • 2023 • 2022]

Teyana Taylor

Escape Room
Wale

everything is a lot.
Dijon

Baby
Cardi B

Am I the Drama?
Clipse

Let God Sort Em Out
Giveon

Beloved
Olivia Dean

The Art of Loving
PinkPantheress

Fancy That
Earl Sweatshirt

Live Laugh Love
Amaarae

Black Star

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Trending Works

Black Bear Lawrence Michael Levine
On Dark Silent Off Radian
Stronger Than the Truth Reba McEntire
Connie Live Low Cut Connie
Hesaitix MESH
I Was Real 75 Dollar Bill
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Truly, Madly Stephen Galloway
Outside Noise Ted Fendt
Popular Problems Leonard Cohen
This Is the Sonics The Sonics
Gladiator II Ridley Scott
A Little Prayer Angus MacLachlan
Bliss Joe Begos

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