Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Decibel: Top 40 Albums of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Brooklyn Crime Novel
- Books We Loved in 2023: Boston Globe
The Feral Detective
1. 15 Best Books of 2018: O Magazine
A Gambler’s Anatomy
- 100 Recommended Books of 2016: San Francisco Chronicle
The Ecstasy of Influence
- 100 Notable Books of 2011: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

Top 40 Albums of 2025 Decibel
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 25 Best Films of 2022 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Psychedelic Anxiety Frances Chang
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Be the Cowboy Mitski
Suspicious Minds
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Rungano Nyoni
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
Deaf President Now! Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim
Needs Continuum Karen Gwyer
A Seat at the Table Solange
The Lego Movie Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin
Silence Is Loud Nia Archives
Paper Girl Beth Macy
Last Leg of the Human Table Cloakroom

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