Year-End Lists

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021: Vinyl Factory

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The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

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Eddington Ari Aster
Vince Staples Vince Staples
XXX Danny Brown
The Lowdown
Some Kind of Peace Ólafur Arnalds
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
Keeper of the Shepherd Hannah Frances
The Incendiaries R.O. Kwon
Ex Machina Alex Garland
Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel
Connie Connie Chung
Boom Town Sam Anderson

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