Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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- Best Poetry Books of 2021: Publishers Weekly
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- 5 Best Poetry Books of 2017: Publishers Weekly

Trending Lists

80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Music of 2022 Jennifer Lucy Allan · Quietus
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 15 Films of 2013 Matt Singer · The Dissolve
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo

Trending Works

Long Story Short
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
XXX Danny Brown
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
Second Comin’ Korallreven
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Music For Four Guitars Bill Orcutt
Black Box
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Common Side Effects
Support the Girls Andrew Bujalski
Wild Houses Colin Barrett

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