Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.
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Books
Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy

Best Books of 2025 USA Today

Books
The Let Them Theory - Mel Robbins

10 Notable Books of 2025 AP

Books
Changeover - Giri Nathan

The 20 Best Books of 2025 Town & Country

Music
Getting Killed - Geese

Best Albums of 2025 Northern Transmissions

Books
Broken Country - Clare Leslie Hall

The 15 Best Books of 2025 People

Movies
KPop Demon Hunters - Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans

The Best Films Of 2025 HuffPost

Music
Never Enough - Turnstile

The 45 Best Albums of 2025 Vogue

Music
Getting Killed - Geese

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Beats Per Minute

Music
Euro-Country - CMAT

2025 Albums of the Year DIY

Books
A Guardian and a Thief - Megha Majumdar

Best Books of 2025 Book Riot

TV Shows

The 25 Best TV Shows of 2025 RogerEbert.com

TV Shows

14 Best TV Shows of 2025 Atlantic

Movies

25 Best Films of 2025 A.V. Club

Podcasts
Embedded: Alternate Realities

10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025 Vulture: Nicholas Quah

Books
King of Kings - Scott Anderson

The 17 Best Books of 2025 You Need to Read Vanity Fair

Music
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS - Bad Bunny

The Best Albums Of 2025 HuffPost

Podcasts
Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky

10 Best Podcasts of 2025 Rolling Stone

Movies

The 25 Best Films of 2025 Slant

Movies

Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire Poll

TV Shows

The 25 Best TV Shows of 2025 A.V. Club

Movies

Top 50 Films of 2025 Film Stage

Music
Getting Killed - Geese

Favorite Albums of 2025 Uproxx: Steven Hyden

Movies
The Life of Chuck - Mike Flanagan

The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Washington Post: Ann Hornaday

Music
I Love My Computer - Ninajirachi

The Best Albums of 2025 Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber

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