Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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by Brent Faiyaz

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Albums of the Year 2017: Clash

25 Best Albums of 2017: Vibe
27 Albums That Made Our 2017: gal-dem

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2024 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Fingernails Christos Nikou
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker
Idlewild Idlewild
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Oracle Cate Marvin
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Liars Sarah Manguso

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