Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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1. Top 15 Albums of 2011: MagicRPM

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 10 Films of 2025 Ryan Swen
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Sunshine Place
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Francesca David Murray Quartet
Oracle Cate Marvin
Idlewild Idlewild
Sly Thom Zimny
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Liars Sarah Manguso
Clean Slate

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