Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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10 Best Books for 2023: Christopher Borrelli: Chicago Tribune
Best Books of 2023: Book Riot
2023 Best Books of the Year: Shelf Awareness

Trending Lists

25 Best Films of 2025 A.V. Club
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2024 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason
Resurrection Bi Gan
Endure Special Interest
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Losing the Plot Derek Owusu
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be Nichole Perkins
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Nope Jordan Peele
Fear of a Black Universe Stephon Alexander

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