Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Lists

10 Best Books of 2015: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2015 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Some Kind of Peace Ólafur Arnalds
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda
Connie Connie Chung
XXX Danny Brown
Keeper of the Shepherd Hannah Frances
The Incendiaries R.O. Kwon
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel
Ex Machina Alex Garland
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Vince Staples Vince Staples
The Lowdown
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar

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