Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Public Library: Best Poetry Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
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27 Miles Underwater
1. 25 Best Albums of 2020: Revolver
Soul Structure
1. 20 Best Albums of 2017: Revolver

Trending Lists

Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Poetry Books of 2025 New York Public Library
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 12 Films of 2019 Ben Sachs · Chicago Reader
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Country Music Albums of 2025 Holler
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times

Trending Works

Only God Forgives Nicolas Winding Refn
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
Shadowbox Beats Antique
Penny Dreadful
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
The Thinking Machine Stephen Witt
Fargo
Censor Must Die Ing K
Pacifiction Albert Serra
Humble Pi Homeboy Sandman & Edan
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Axiom Jöns Jönsson
The Shadowless Tower Zhang Lü
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller

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