Year-End Lists

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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1. The 50 Best Albums Of 2019: Stereogum

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2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2018 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
2025 Dublin Literary Award

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Sinners Ryan Coogler
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Strange Hearts Secret Cities
Arctic Passages Kieran Mulvaney
Her Spike Jonze
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Allies at War Tim Bouverie
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Jen Cloher Jen Cloher
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Highway Thirteen Fiona McFarlane
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt

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