Year-End Lists

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

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Lists

Best 50 Albums of 2016: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2022 Justin Chang · Los Angeles Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize

Trending Works

Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Brat Charli XCX
Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Baldwin Nicholas Boggs
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Moderation Elaine Castillo
Getting Killed Geese
Middle Jesse Welles
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
Channel Orange Frank Ocean
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum

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