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
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Top 100 Albums of 2011: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2015 Pitchfork
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Keeper of the Shepherd Hannah Frances
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Eddington Ari Aster
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Lowdown
Sinners Ryan Coogler
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
XXX Danny Brown

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