Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025 Award
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51 Best Albums of 2022
51 Best Albums of 2021
51 Best Albums of 2020
50 Albums of the 2012
Top 50 Albums of 2011

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100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Paste
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You Ethel Cain
I Swear Kirk Jones
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
American Crime Story
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Face Down in the Garden Tennis
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Hi Texas
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

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