Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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1. 115 Favorite Albums Of 2025: Hanif Abdurraqib
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- Albums of the Year 2020: Rough Trade
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1. Top 50 Albums of 2018: Q

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 The Playlist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
Vince Staples Vince Staples
Keeper of the Shepherd Hannah Frances
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
Some Kind of Peace Ólafur Arnalds
Connie Connie Chung
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Lowdown
XXX Danny Brown
Ex Machina Alex Garland
Savage Hills Ballroom Youth Lagoon
Mad God Phil Tippett
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda

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