Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025 Award
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Proto Retro
1. Top 50 Albums of 2018: Austin Town Hall
Winter Garden Light
1. Top 100 Albums of 2012: Austin Town Hall

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10 Best Books of 2015 Washington Post
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2021 Washington Post
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Getting Killed Geese
The Post Steven Spielberg
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
Succession
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
We’re Not Talking The Goon Sax
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Roma Alfonso Cuaron
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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