Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Washington Post: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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Top 10 Poetry Books of 2021: Maggie Smith: Whittier Daily News

The Best Poetry of 2021: Boston Globe
Best Poetry of 2021: New York Public Library

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The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025 Washington Post
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2024 Washington Post
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 18 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of 2024 Them
The Best Movies of 2021 Joe Morgenstern · Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2011 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Channel Orange Frank Ocean
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Sinners Ryan Coogler
All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh
Past Lives Celine Song
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
Orphan Black
The Old Ways Christopher Alender
We Need to Talk About Kevin Lynne Ramsay
Information Desk Robyn Schiff
I'm a Virgo Boots Riley
Music For Four Guitars Bill Orcutt
Big Dreams, Mister Good Luck
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

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