Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Best Pop Music of 2011: Kitty Empire: Observer

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2024 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork

Trending Works

In Heaven Mr Twin Sister
Flesh David Szalay
Stage Four Touché Amoré
Empire of AI Karen Hao
Vortex Gaspar Noé
Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
KicK iii Arca
Dept. Q
XXX Danny Brown
The Genius Myth Helen Lewis
KICK ii Arca
The Boy Who Played the Harp Dave
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
The Rabbit Hutch Tess Gunty

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