Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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1. Best Albums of 2025: KCRW
Cyclorama
1. The Best Albums of 2021: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
- Best of 2021: AllMusic
Caravelle
1. Best Albums of 2017: Les Inrocks

Trending Lists

Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize

Trending Works

American Crime Story
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Face Down in the Garden Tennis
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
The Long Walk Francis Lawrence
Second Mansions Le Concorde
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Hi Texas
I Swear Kirk Jones
Chokepoints Edward Fishman

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