Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Post: The 30 Best Books of 2025
James Quandt: Artforum: Best Films of 2022
Spin: The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s
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Top 40 Albums of 2023: Decibel

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2022 James Quandt · Artforum
2020 Award The Booker Prize
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s Spin
Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama
The 30 Best Books of 2025 New York Post
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 100 Albums of 2016 Village Voice · Pazz & Jop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn
The End MC Hyland
Steven Universe: The Movie Rebecca Sugar
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
Masterminds Jared Hess
Us Fools Nora Lange
Slanting Towards the Sea Lidija Hilje
Always Be My Maybe Nahnatchka Khan
Autumn Karl Ove Knausgaard
Breakfast with Curtis Laura Colella
Long Island Compromise Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Rouge Mona Awad
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy

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