Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2024
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
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Hymns in Dissonance
- The 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2025: Loudwire
Kin
1. 25 Best Albums of 2021: Revolver
The Valley
1. The 66 Best Metal Albums of the 2010s: Loudwire

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Albums of 2024 Jon Pareles · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 Slant
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
10 Best Books of 2025 Publishers Weekly
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best TV Shows of 2025 Consequence
The 60 Best Movies of 2024 Max Cea · Esquire
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Pitchfork

Trending Works

1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
In the Summers Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio
Moana with Sound (1980) Robert J. Flaherty and Frances H. Flaherty
Declaration of War Valérie Donzelli
Atom Heart Mother Ali Ahmadzadeh
Patriot
Doga Juana Molina
Brat Charli XCX
Stranger Things
The Breaker Little Big Town
Not Here/Not Now Swans
Instant Life Anja Dornieden, Juan David González Monroy, Andrew Kim
The Terrorizers Edward Yang
House of the Dragon

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