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
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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California Review of Books

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10 Best Books of 2025
10 Best Books of 2024
10 Best Books of 2023
Ten Best Books of 2022

Trending Lists

50 Best Albums of 2015 Mojo
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2014 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

Heart of a Dog Laurie Anderson
Lurker Alex Russell
Transangelic Exodus Ezra Furman
The Ugly Stepsister Emilie Blichfeldt
XXX Danny Brown
Glory Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov
Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan
Room 25 Noname
Bangarang Skrillex
Alpha Julia Ducournau
How to Say Babylon Safiya Sinclair
Sub-Lingual Tablet The Fall
Suspicious Minds
Eels Being Dead

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