Year-End Lists

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Live in Cuxhaven 1976
- 2022 Year in Review: Aquarium Drunkard
The Lost Tapes
1. Top 100 Albums of 2012: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
- 2012 Year in Review: Aquarium Drunkard

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Michael Phillips · Filmspotting
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll

Trending Works

Common Side Effects
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
Adults
Black Box
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
Second Comin’ Korallreven
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
Long Story Short
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg

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