Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Time: The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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- 100 Notable Books of 2012: New York Times: New York Times
- 7 Favorite Books of 2012: Tina Brown: Daily Beast

Trending Lists

The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
Long Story Short
Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
Black Box
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Second Comin’ Korallreven
Common Side Effects
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
Adults
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang

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