Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Cory Woodroof: USA Today: The 15 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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20 Best Albums of 2025
20 Best Albums of 2024
20 Best Album for 2023
20 Best Albums of 2022
20 Best Albums of 2021
20 Best Albums of 2020
Best Albums of 2019
20 Best Albums of 2018

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2024 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

Let's Rock The Black Keys
Territory of Light Yuko Tsushima
Middle Jesse Welles
Sinister Grift Panda Bear
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Eternity, In Your Arms Creeper
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron
Emails I Can't Send Sabrina Carpenter
Moderation Elaine Castillo
Nickel Boys RaMell Ross
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Text Me When You Get Home Kayleen Schaefer

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