Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Hanif Abdurraqib: 115 Favorite Albums Of 2025
The Playlist: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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by Jim Shepard

Lists

15 Favorite Books of 2021: A.V. Club

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
115 Favorite Albums Of 2025 Hanif Abdurraqib
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 25 Best Films of 2025 The Playlist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

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

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