Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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

Trending Works

Blue Heron Sophy Romvari
Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan
Flesh David Szalay
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
Dìdi Sean Wang
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
XXX Danny Brown
My Adventures with Superman
Here Bas Devos
I’ll Be Gone In The Dark: The Podcast
Getting Killed Geese
House of Huawei Eva Dou
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Boom Town Sam Anderson

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