Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2023
A.V. Club: 25 Best Films of 2025
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Top 10 Most Awesome Records of 2011 SFGate

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The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Ten Experimental Films That Defined 2025 Michael Sicinski
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
25 Best Films of 2025 A.V. Club
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2023 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić
Queen to Play Caroline Bottaro
Un conte de Michel de Montaigne Jean-Marie Straub
Jay Kelly Noah Baumbach
Spoiler Alert Olivia Dade
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over Beth B
House of Holes Nicholson Baker
The Animal Kingdom Thomas Cailley
Ghost Stories The Whitmore Sisters
Artificial Paradises Yulene Olaizola
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai
The Line Is A Curve Kae Tempest
Fourth World Magazine Vol. 2 – Pinhead In Fantasia various artists
Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera

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