Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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The 13 Best New Podcasts of 2022: Lauren Passell: Lifehacker

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The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 100 Albums of 2017 Village Voice · Pazz & Jop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 20 Most Essential Podcasts of 2025 Lauren Passell · Lifehacker
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork

Trending Works

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Graduation Cristian Mungiu
Parasite Bong Joon-ho
The Blackmailer's Guide to Love Marian Thurm
Boom Town Sam Anderson
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Spotlight: Snitch City
The Twilight Zone Nona Fernández
Resurrection Bi Gan
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Destroyer of Light Jennifer Marie Brissett
The White Lotus, season 2 Mike White
Transfer of Qualities Martha Ronk

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