Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025: Jess Spoll
The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025: Jenni Cullen
The Best TV Shows of 2025: Jackson McHenry: New York: Vulture

14 Best TV Shows of 2025: Atlantic

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2021 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Poetry of 2019 Library Journal
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

This Is Country Music Brad Paisley
Couples Therapy
Anora Sean Baker
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
The Strange Little Cat Ramon Zürcher
Silo
Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro
Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin
Lonely People with Power Deafheaven
XXX Danny Brown
Bait Mark Jenkin
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
NDN Coping Mechanisms Billy-Ray Belcourt
Curb Your Enthusiasm

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