Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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by Sarah Winman

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40 Best Books of 2021: Parade Magazine

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The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2024 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
XXX Danny Brown
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Audition Katie Kitamura
The Antidote Karen Russell
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
A Guardian and a Thief Megha Majumdar
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Flesh David Szalay
House of Huawei Eva Dou
Those Who Are About to Die Harry Sidebottom
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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