Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2023
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by Jennifer Castle

Lists

Top 10 Albums of 2011: Robert Everett-Green: Globe and Mail

Top 10 Albums of 2011: Richard Trapunski: NOW

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top Ten Films of 2022 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Albums of 2011 Gorilla vs. Bear
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top Ten Films of 2023 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

The invitation to the Voyage Eugene Mc Guiness
Missoula Jon Krakauer
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Train Dreams Clint Bentley
There You Are Joanne Kyger
Self Care Leigh Stein
The Stardust Grail Yume Kitasei
Romance Fontaines D.C.
Hail, Caesar! Joel & Ethan Coen
Mania Hamza
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano
The Story Game Shze-Hui Tjoa
Fierce Poise Alexander Nemerov
End of Watch David Ayer

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