Year-End Lists

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

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Maureen Corrigan: NPR: 10 Favorite Books of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Nicholas Quah: New York: 10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025
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75 Best Albums of 2023: Uncut

The 60 Best Albums of 2023: Josh Terry

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025 Nicholas Quah · New York · Vulture
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Ten Best Films of 2020 Jonathan Rosenbaum · Sight & Sound Poll
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Songs from Big Pleasant Big Pleasant
Lorem Ipsum Jeff Jakobs
Portrait of My Heart Spellling
The Afrorack Afrorack
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Indignation James Schamus
KicK iii Arca
The Sword & The Soaring Navy Blue
Can't Rush Greatness Central Cee
Bury the Key Tops
Star Line Chance the Rapper
Anth01 Jacques Greene
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Matt Shakman
Equus Asinus Men I Trust

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