Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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Mikal Cronin

by Mikal Cronin

Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2011: Consequence

Top 20 of 2011: Raven Sings the Blues

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Music of 2022 Jennifer Lucy Allan · Quietus
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Dry Leaf Aleksandre Koberidze
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Two Prosecutors Sergei Loznitsa
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
A People's History of Heaven Mathangi Subramanian
XXX Danny Brown
Weapons Zach Cregger
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
Music For Four Guitars Bill Orcutt
Support the Girls Andrew Bujalski
Open City Teju Cole
The Books of Jacob Olga Tokarczuk

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