Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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20 Best TV Shows of 2017: Maureen Ryan: Variety

Top TV Shows of 2018: Maureen Ryan

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2024 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2023 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Weapons Zach Cregger
Javelin Sufjan Stevens
Avengers: Endgame Anthony and Joe Russo
The Pull of the Stars Emma Donoghue
Babyteeth Shannon Murphy
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Cold War Pawel Pawlikowski
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming M83
1000 Forms of Fear Sia
The Galleons Rick Barot
Black Metal Dean Blunt
LP Big Stick
Barbara Christian Petzold
Visions Grimes

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