Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Vessel

Queen of Golden Dogs
Punish, Honey
1. 51 Favourite Albums of 2014: Drowned in Sound
Order of Noise
1. Top 20 Albums of 2012: Resident Advisor
2. The Top 100 Albums of 2012: Crack Magazine

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Books for Adults 2025 New York Public Library
Top 100 Films of the 2010s In Review Online
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic
Favorite Books of 2025 MJ Franklin
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025 Washington Post
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Favorite Books of 2025 Barack Obama

Trending Works

Tár Todd Field
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Furrows Namwali Serpell
Twin Peaks (Music from the Limited Event Series) various artists
Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Urchin Harris Dickinson
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Soi Cheang
Awake Jen Hatmaker
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
On the Calculation of Volume Solvej Balle

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