Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025 Award
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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20 Best Albums of 2023: Bria McNeal: Esquire

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Dublin Literary Award
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Jen Cloher Jen Cloher
Strange Hearts Secret Cities
Her Spike Jonze
Highway Thirteen Fiona McFarlane
Arctic Passages Kieran Mulvaney
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sinners Ryan Coogler

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