Year-End Lists

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NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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Best Music of 2011: A.V. Club

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The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Because the Boss Belongs to Us
Invisible Child Andrea Elliott
Common Side Effects
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
Adults
This Strange Eventful History Claire Messud
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg
Universal Language Matthew Rankin
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf

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