Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 15 Films of 2013 Matt Singer · The Dissolve
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Black Box
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Music For Four Guitars Bill Orcutt
Support the Girls Andrew Bujalski
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
Common Side Effects
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Second Comin’ Korallreven
XXX Danny Brown
Long Story Short

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