Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2025
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Chris Heath

No Road Leading Back
- 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2024: Washington Post

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Top 10 Films of 2025 Michael Phillips · Filmspotting
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll

Trending Works

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

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