Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
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The Chicago Sessions
1. Dean's List 2023: Robert Christgau
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- The Best Albums of 2019: Chris Willman: Variety
Close Ties
1. 20 Favorite Albums of 2017: Listening Through The Lens
- Best Albums of 2017: No Depression
Tarpaper Sky
1. Top 50 Albums of 2014: American Songwriter

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
50 Best Albums of 2018 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal

Trending Works

Beanpole Kantemir Balagov
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
A Star Is Born Soundtrack Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Baby I'm the Wolf Ha Vay
Special Lizzo
Now Jazz Now Byron Coley, Mats Gustafsson, and Thurston Moore
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming M83
The Beast Bertrand Bonello
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Wicked Jon M. Chu
Dinner in America Adam Rehmeier
House of Huawei Eva Dou

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