Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Them: The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
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Best Poetry Collections of 2018 Chicago Tribune
Notable Poetry of 2017 Chicago Tribune
4 Best Poetry Books of 2016 Chicago Tribune
7 Best Small-Press Poetry Books of 2012 Chicago Tribune

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Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2018 No Depression
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025 Them
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

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Attack of the Fifty-Foot Centerfold Dorothy Chan
Live at Wembley Stadium, 7/25/25 (Live Bootleg) Oasis
The French Press Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Seasons of Your Day Mazzy Star
Galore Oklou
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
Boarding House Reach Jack White
1000 Forms of Fear Sia
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Sport Powell
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson
Palomino First Aid Kit

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