Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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The Best Albums of 2018: The Line of Best Fit

Music I Enjoyed in 2018: Sasha Frere-Jones

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2015 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
A Small Light
Passages Ira Sachs
Lily and the Octopus Steven Rowley
Four Daughters Kaouther Ben Hania
Pillion Harry Lighton
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Days Tsai Ming-liang
The Glowing Man Swans
XXX Danny Brown
Plain Bad Heroines Emily M. Danforth
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Meet Me in the Bathroom Lizzy Goodman
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho

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