Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Fall to Pieces
Ununiform
1. Top 100 Albums of 2017: Under the Radar
2. The Top 100 Albums of 2017: Crack Magazine
Adrian Thaws
1. 40 Best Albums of 2014: Guardian
False Idols
1. 20 Best Albums of 2013: Antiquiet

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Getting Killed Geese
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Unseen Truth Sarah Lewis
Who Shat On The Floor At My Wedding? And Other Crimes
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Weapons Zach Cregger
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley

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