Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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The Neon Gate
1. The 50 Best Albums of 2024: The Fader
2. 50 Best Albums of 2024: Exclaim
Snapshot of a Beginner
1. The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Far Out
Thought Rock Fish Scale
1. Top 50 Albums of 2016: Austin Town Hall

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 25 Best TV Shows of 2022 Paste
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
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 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
The 20 Best TV Shows of 2023 Slant
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

Pins and Needles Natalie Hemby
XXX Danny Brown
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh
Revenge Coralie Fargeat
Small Axe: Mangrove Steve McQueen
The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
Night of the Living Rez Morgan Talty
Long Story Short
WTF with Marc Maron Marc Maron
The Big Bang Theory
Afterparties Anthony Veasna So
Got to Be Tough Toots and the Maytals
The Deep Blue Sea Terence Davies
Colored Television Danzy Senna

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