Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Favorite Albums 2023: Bob Boilen

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The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Pitchfork

Trending Works

Flesh David Szalay
I’ll Be Gone In The Dark: The Podcast
Here Bas Devos
Dìdi Sean Wang
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
Getting Killed Geese
My Adventures with Superman
Blue Heron Sophy Romvari
House of Huawei Eva Dou
XXX Danny Brown

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