Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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White Hills

Stop Mute Defeat
1. 60 Best Albums of 2017: PopMatters
So You Are… So You’ll Be
1. 100 Albums of 2013: Quietus
Frying On This Rock
1. 75 Favorite Albums of 2012: Quietus
2. Top 100 Albums of 2012: Piccadilly Records
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1. Albums of 2011: Piccadilly Records

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 The Playlist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

Mad God Phil Tippett
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Sling Clairo
Keeper of the Shepherd Hannah Frances
The Lowdown
Boom Town Sam Anderson
XXX Danny Brown
Some Kind of Peace Ólafur Arnalds
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda
Vince Staples Vince Staples
Savage Hills Ballroom Youth Lagoon
Ex Machina Alex Garland

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