Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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The 15 Best Books of 2019: Atlantic

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums Of 2015 Q
The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025 Them
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

The Genius Myth Helen Lewis
Familiar Touch Sarah Friedland
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Palomino First Aid Kit
Seasons of Your Day Mazzy Star
Red Taylor Swift
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
1000 Forms of Fear Sia
Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron
Attack of the Fifty-Foot Centerfold Dorothy Chan
Souleymane's Story Boris Lojkine
I Loved You at Your Darkest Behemoth
The Long Walk Francis Lawrence

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