Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Rivers of Nihil

Rivers of Nihil
- The 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2025: Loudwire
The Work
1. Top 40 Albums of 2021: Decibel
Where Owls Know My Name
1. The 66 Best Metal Albums of the 2010s: Loudwire

Trending Lists

Favorite Albums of 2022 Steven Hyden · Uproxx
Best Movies of 2024 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Consequence
Albums of the Year 2025 Quietus
21 Best Books of 2024 Vanity Fair
The 100 Best Albums of 2024 Paste
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Complex
The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s Billboard
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2024 A.V. Club
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2023 Jonathan Rosenbaum · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Favorite Films of 2011 Jonathan Rosenbaum · IndieWire · Village Voice Film Poll

Trending Works

Ear Hustle
World of Tomorrow Don Hertzfeldt
The Price of Tea in China Boldy James & The Alchemist
Instant Life Anja Dornieden, Juan David González Monroy, Andrew Kim
Il Buco Michelangelo Frammartino
Juror #2 Clint Eastwood
thank u, next Ariana Grande
Aftersun Charlotte Wells
Pacifiction Albert Serra
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh
Jackass Forever Jeff Tremaine
Bombshell
Meek’s Cutoff Kelly Reichardt
Either/Or Elif Batuman

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