Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2025 Slate
The 10 Best Books of 2024 Slate
The 10 Best Books of 2023 Slate
The 10 Best Books of 2022 Slate
The Best Books of 2021 Slate
The Best Books of 2020 Slate
The 10 Best Books of 2019 Slate
10 Best Books of 2018 Slate
10 Favorite Books of 2017 Slate

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 20 Best Albums of 2022 Mikael Wood · Los Angeles Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 20 Best Movies of 2025 David Fear · Rolling Stone
Top 50 Films of 2015 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Sinners Ryan Coogler
A Town Called Solace Mary Lawson
A Man on the Inside
Get Out Jordan Peele
Staying Vertical Alain Guiraudie
Belonging and Betrayal Charles Dellheim
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski
The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams

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