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
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Our Favorite Albums, 2021: Tone Glow

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The Best 50 Albums of 2025 Billboard
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Sly Thom Zimny
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Francesca David Murray Quartet
Oracle Cate Marvin
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Liars Sarah Manguso

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