Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
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1. 50 Best Albums of 2021: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

Sirāt Oliver Laxe
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Channel Orange Frank Ocean
Phonetics On and On Horsegirl
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Saint Omer Alice Diop
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The MANIAC Benjamin Labatut
Brat Charli XCX
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Getting Killed Geese
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier

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