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
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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40 Favorite Albums of My 2024: Brad Luen
Top 50 Albums of 2023: Dork

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2021 Washington Post
10 Best Books of 2015 Washington Post
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

The Post Steven Spielberg
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Getting Killed Geese
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
Succession
Boom Town Sam Anderson
We’re Not Talking The Goon Sax
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Roma Alfonso Cuaron
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha

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