Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Lists

Favorite Books of 2021: Barack Obama
100 Notable Books of 2021: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Getting Killed Geese
The MANIAC Benjamin Labatut
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
On Falling Laura Carreira
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Ice Tower Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Saint Omer Alice Diop
Weapons Zach Cregger
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay

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