Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Christian Science Monitor: The Top 25 Books for 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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The Undivided Five
1. The 70 Best Albums of 2019: PopMatters
Atomos
1. 51 Favourite Albums of 2014: Drowned in Sound
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Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Top 25 Books for 2025 Christian Science Monitor
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2020 Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
10 Best Books of 2012 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker

Trending Works

She Has Her Mother’s Laugh Carl Zimmer
Succession
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
Rise and Kill First Ronen Bergman
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Idler Wheel… Fiona Apple

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