Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2024
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The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
50 Best Albums of 2015 FasterLouder
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Greatest Albums of the 2010s NME
Top 50 Albums of 2023 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2025 Alissa Wilkinson · New York Times

Trending Works

Prima Donna Vince Staples
Stravinsky: Orchestral Works Gustavo Gimeno and Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
All Square John Hyams
How I Got Over The Roots
Small Axe: Lovers Rock Steve McQueen
Ficar Vivo Caveira
Bent Sørensen: St Matthew Passion The Norwegian Soloists' Choir / Ensemble Allegria / Grete Pedersen
Grown Unknown Lia Ices
a.s.o. a.s.o
Robe of Gems Natalia López
Blackstar David Bowie
Predators David Osit
Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Soundtrack) Angelo Badalamenti
Underneath the Pine Toro y Moi

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