Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Sun Without the Heat

by Leyla McCalla

Lists

75 Best Albums of 2024: Mojo
80 Best Albums of 2024: Uncut

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Paste
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Consequence
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Books of 2024 Economist

Trending Works

What We Can Know Ian McEwan
KicK iii Arca
Hyperyouth Joey Valence & Brae
Songs from Big Pleasant Big Pleasant
The Rabbit Hutch Tess Gunty
XXX Danny Brown
Dept. Q
KICK ii Arca
The Genius Myth Helen Lewis
Vortex Gaspar Noé
Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Stage Four Touché Amoré
Lorem Ipsum Jeff Jakobs
In Heaven Mr Twin Sister

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