Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
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The Stygian Rose
1. Top 40 Albums of 2024: Decibel
- The 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2024: Loudwire
The Ruins of Fading Light
1. Top 40 Albums of 2019: Decibel

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The Best Films of 2020 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork

Trending Works

Interstellar Christopher Nolan
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Certain Women Kelly Reichardt
Holy Motors Leos Carax
Magic, Alive! McKinley Dixon
Cameraperson Kirsten Johnson
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Nocturama Bertrand Bonello
Boom Town Sam Anderson
XXX Danny Brown
Attack of the Fifty-Foot Centerfold Dorothy Chan
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade

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