Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Sonic Youth

Walls Have Ears
1. Dean's List 2024: Robert Christgau
Live in Brooklyn 2011
- The 12 Best Albums of 2023: Carl Wilson: Slate
In/Out/In
- 2022 Year in Review: Aquarium Drunkard
Battery Park, NYC July 4th 2008
1. Dean's List 2019: Robert Christgau

Trending Lists

80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025 Nicholas Quah · New York · Vulture
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
Ten Best Films of 2020 Jonathan Rosenbaum · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Songs from Big Pleasant Big Pleasant
Portrait of My Heart Spellling
The Sword & The Soaring Navy Blue
Anth01 Jacques Greene
The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall
Bury the Key Tops
Can't Rush Greatness Central Cee
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Matt Shakman
The Big Short Adam McKay
In Transit David Usui, Lynn True, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu, and Albert Maysles
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Lorem Ipsum Jeff Jakobs
The Afrorack Afrorack
Equus Asinus Men I Trust

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