Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Music I Enjoyed in 2018: Sasha Frere-Jones

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Movies of 2020 The Ringer
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal

Trending Works

The Blackmailer's Guide to Love Marian Thurm
Graduation Cristian Mungiu
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Embedded: Alternate Realities
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
The Soulmate Equation Christina Lauren
Parasite Bong Joon-ho
Resurrection Bi Gan
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Transfer of Qualities Martha Ronk
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The White Lotus, season 2 Mike White
Destroyer of Light Jennifer Marie Brissett

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