Year-End Lists

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Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Washington Post: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
10 Best Movies of 2025 Odie Henderson · Boston Globe
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Empire of AI Karen Hao
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Weapons Zach Cregger
Cerulean Salt Waxahatchee
Wicked Jon M. Chu
In The Earth Again Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Lux Rosalía
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
The Beast Bertrand Bonello
The True Story of Bananagun Bananagun
Dinner in America Adam Rehmeier
XXX Danny Brown
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi

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