Year-End Lists - A browsable archive of notable year-end lists

Best Albums of 2025 Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic

The 10 Best Books of 2025 Slate: Laura Miller

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Complex

The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker

The 10 Best Books of 2025 Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli

Best Books of 2025 Independent: Martin Chilton

Best Movies of 2025 AP: Jake Coyle

Best Movies of 2025 AP: Lindsey Bahr

The 10 Best Albums of 2025 Time: Jenn Pelly

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

Best TV Shows of 2025 New York Times: James Poniewozik

The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Time: Stephanie Zacharek

Best TV Shows of 2025 USA Today: Kelly Lawler

Albums of 2025 The Skinny

The Best Movies of 2025 Vulture: John Waters

The Best Country Music Albums of 2025 Holler

The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire

43 Favorite Books of 2025 Lit Hub

The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal

Top Albums of 2025 AP

The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone

The 45 Best Albums of 2025 The Forty-Five

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