Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2025
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50 Best Albums of 2025
50 Best Albums of 2024
50 Best Albums of 2023
50 Best Albums of 2022
50 Best Albums of 2021
50 Best Albums of 2020
30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Music of 2022 Jennifer Lucy Allan · Quietus
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo

Trending Works

Open City Teju Cole
Music For Four Guitars Bill Orcutt
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna
Revel in the Drama Ren Harvieu
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
The Books of Jacob Olga Tokarczuk
How to Not Be Afraid of Everything Jane Wong
Weapons Zach Cregger
Support the Girls Andrew Bujalski
Dry Leaf Aleksandre Koberidze
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
XXX Danny Brown
Two Prosecutors Sergei Loznitsa
Black is King Beyoncé

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