Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Lists

Best 50 Books of 2017: Joseph Salvatore: Brooklyn Rail

100 Notable Books of 2017: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 In Review Online
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Cameraperson Kirsten Johnson
Asako I & II Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Magic, Alive! McKinley Dixon
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Souleymane's Story Boris Lojkine
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
XXX Danny Brown
Resurrection Bi Gan
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho

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