Year-End Lists

A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Ann Hornaday: Washington Post: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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by Mary Halvorson

Lists

45 Favorite Albums of My 2025: Brad Luen
The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Treble
The 80 Best Albums of 2025: PopMatters
Top 50 Albums of 2025: The Wire
Albums of the Year 2025: Quietus

The Best Music of 2025: Carl Wilson: Slate
Best Albums of 2025: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top Ten Films of 2023 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Beats Per Minute
Top Ten Films of 2022 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Long Story Short
Yes! Nadav Lapid
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Blue Laws Kevin Young
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
Support the Girls Andrew Bujalski
Detroit 2 Big Sean
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Body Talk Robyn

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