Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Lists

Top 25 Movies of 2012: Wesley Morris: Boston Globe
20 Favorite Films of 2012: Ben Sachs: Chicago Reader

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016 Tiny Mix Tapes
50 Favorite Music Releases of 2017 Tiny Mix Tapes
Favorite 50 Albums of 2013 Tiny Mix Tapes
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2015 Tiny Mix Tapes
Favorite 50 Albums of 2012 Tiny Mix Tapes
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2014 Tiny Mix Tapes
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2018 Tiny Mix Tapes
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Death Farm Carl Hauck
La 167 Farruko
Le Kov Gwenno
Witness Kronos Quartet / Mary Kouyoumdjian
To Smithereens Rosalyn Drexler
Hijack
Not My White Savior Julayne Lee
Catherine Called Birdy Lena Dunham
Figure In Blue Charles Lloyd
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us Hanif Abdurraqib
On Savage Shores Caroline Dodds Pennock
Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Jaimie Branch
John & Paul Ian Leslie
The Collapse of Everything Adrian Sherwood

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