Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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1. 25 Best Albums of 2021: Revolver
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1. The 66 Best Metal Albums of the 2010s: Loudwire

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The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

Alpha Julia Ducournau
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Get Out Jordan Peele
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Stillness in Wonderland Little Simz
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

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