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
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2024
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After its own death / Walking in a spiral towards the house
1. Top 25 Albums of 2019: Magnet
2. Favorite Albums of 2019: Gorilla vs. Bear

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
The Top 25 Books for 2025 Christian Science Monitor
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 David Sims · Atlantic
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
The 100 Best Albums of 2023 Rolling Stone
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2024 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Albums of 2017 In Review Online
Top 11 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Sudan Archives Sudan Archives
Elixa Th Blisks
Red Rooms Pascal Plante
Burning Lee Chang-dong
A Better Ghost Jeremy Cunningham / Dustin Laurenzi / Paul Bryan
Earthling Eddie Vedder
Trifle Lone Taxidermist
DX Friendzone
Blackstar David Bowie
Sour Soul BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah
Cry Sugar Hudson Mohawke
$ad Boyz 4 Life II Junior H
A Psalm for Emily Salvi Nerina Pallot
Pauline Kael Brian Kellow

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