Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
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Lists

115 Favorite Albums Of 2025
108 Favorite Albums Of 2023
100 Favorite Albums of 2022
83 Favorite Albums Of 2021
93 Favorite Albums Of 2020
47 Favorite Albums Of 2018
39 Favorite Albums Of 2017
40 Favorite Albums Of 2016

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
2025 Dublin Literary Award
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Predators David Osit
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt

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