Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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The Hold Steady

The Price of Progress
Open Door Policy
1. Top 20 Albums of 2021: Rob Sheffield: Rolling Stone
2. 75 Best Albums of 2021: Uncut
- Best of 2021: AllMusic
Thrashing Thru the Passion
1. Top 20 Albums of 2019: Rob Sheffield: Rolling Stone
Teeth Dreams
1. Top 25 Albums of 2014: Magnet

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best TV Shows of 2024 James Poniewozik · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2023 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Movies of 2025 Bilge Ebiri · New York · Vulture

Trending Works

Cerulean Salt Waxahatchee
MASSEDUCTION St. Vincent
Every Open Eye Chvrches
On the Beach at Night Alone Hong Sang-soo
One Dubstar
Devil Is Fine Zeal & Ardor
Counter-Intelligence Robert Hannigan
Tip of the Sphere Cass McCombs
Invasion of Privacy Cardi B
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Billie Eilish
Into It with Sam Sanders
Cry Sugar Hudson Mohawke
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Blackstar David Bowie

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