Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.
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Music

Best Albums of 2025 New York Times: Jon Caramanica

Movies

The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound Poll

Music

Best Albums of 2025 Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Books

The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic

Books

The 10 Best Books of 2025 Slate: Laura Miller

Music

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Complex

Books

The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker

Books

The 10 Best Books of 2025 Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli

Books

Best Books of 2025 Independent: Martin Chilton

Movies

Best Movies of 2025 AP: Jake Coyle

Movies

Best Movies of 2025 AP: Lindsey Bahr

Music

The 10 Best Albums of 2025 Time: Jenn Pelly

TV Shows

Best International TV Shows of 2025 New York Times: Mike Hale

TV Shows

Best TV Shows of 2025 New York Times: James Poniewozik

Movies

The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Time: Stephanie Zacharek

TV Shows

Best TV Shows of 2025 USA Today: Kelly Lawler

Music

Albums of 2025 The Skinny

Movies

The Best Movies of 2025 Vulture: John Waters

Music

The Best Country Music Albums of 2025 Holler

Movies

The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire

Books

43 Favorite Books of 2025 Lit Hub

Books

The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal

Music

Top Albums of 2025 AP

Music

The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone

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