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
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration

by The Art Ensemble of Chicago

Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2019: The Wire

Trending Lists

The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 100 Albums of 2011 Village Voice · Pazz & Jop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Poetry Collections of 2025 Electric Lit
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 75 Best Albums of 2021 Mojo
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

Salonen: Violin Concerto Leila Josefowicz
The Platform Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
The Avengers Joss Whedon
Weekend Andrew Haigh
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
L'Aventura Sophie Letourneur
Songs Deptford Goth
The Lowdown
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Let God Sort Em Out Clipse
Father Mother Sister Brother Jim Jarmusch
Body Talk Robyn
The Wolf of Wall Street Martin Scorsese
Eddington Ari Aster

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