Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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Cheap Dreams
1. Albums of 2021: Gorilla vs. Bear
Best Blues
1. Top 100 Albums of 2015: Under the Radar

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME

Trending Works

House of Huawei Eva Dou
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Dìdi Sean Wang
XXX Danny Brown
A Guardian and a Thief Megha Majumdar
Getting Killed Geese
My Adventures with Superman
Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan
You Didn't See Nothin
I’ll Be Gone In The Dark: The Podcast
In the Dark
Wander/Wonder Balam Acab
Here Bas Devos
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay

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