Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Ann Powers: NPR: Top 10 Albums of 2021
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Elizabeth F. Thompson

How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
- Our 65 Favorite Books of 2020: Lit Hub

Trending Lists

50 Best Albums of 2015 Fact
Top 10 Albums of 2021 Ann Powers · NPR · NPR Music
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
50 Best Albums of 2018 Billboard

Trending Works

The Pairing Casey McQuiston
Small Mercies Dennis Lehane
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
This Is What It Feels Like Gracie Abrams
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
April Sara Nicholson
Hidemi Patrick Shiroishi
L’un n’empêche pas l’autre Brigitte Fontaine
Konkylie When Saints Go Machine
Fleabag
Gloss Drop Battles
Joy'All Jenny Lewis
Golden Sings That Have Been Sung Ryley Walker

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