Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
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Top Albums of 2025: Emilie Hanskamp
The 80 Best Albums of 2025: PopMatters
115 Favorite Albums Of 2025: Hanif Abdurraqib

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
Resurrection Bi Gan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Weapons Zach Cregger
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Shakedown Double Virgo
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
Angel Down Daniel Kraus
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Yeezus Kanye West

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