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 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Ann Napolitano

Hello Beautiful
Dear Edward
1. The Best Books of 2020: Real Simple
- 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2020: Washington Post

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2021 Washington Post
10 Best Books of 2015 Washington Post
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut

Trending Works

Getting Killed Geese
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Post Steven Spielberg
Succession
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Roma Alfonso Cuaron
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
We’re Not Talking The Goon Sax
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade

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