Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
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1. Favorite Books of 2022: Salon
- Best Nonfiction of 2022: BookPage
- Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2022: Electric Lit
America Is Not the Heart
- 100 Recommended Books of 2018: San Francisco Chronicle

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Middle Jesse Welles
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Nickel Boys RaMell Ross
Eternity, In Your Arms Creeper
Channel Orange Frank Ocean
hexed! aya
Let's Rock The Black Keys
Text Me When You Get Home Kayleen Schaefer
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron
Territory of Light Yuko Tsushima

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