Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Them: The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Lists

The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020: Time

Trending Lists

Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2018 No Depression
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025 Them
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Chokepoints Edward Fishman
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Live at Wembley Stadium, 7/25/25 (Live Bootleg) Oasis
Midst
Palomino First Aid Kit
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson
The French Press Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Attack of the Fifty-Foot Centerfold Dorothy Chan
Seasons of Your Day Mazzy Star
1000 Forms of Fear Sia
Sport Powell
Galore Oklou
Boarding House Reach Jack White
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese

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