Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal: The Best Movies of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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The 100 Best Albums of 2021: Albumism

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Top 40 Albums of 2025 Decibel
My Favorite Fiction of 2020 Katy Waldman · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2014 Pitchfork
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone

Trending Works

Paper Girl Beth Macy
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Needs Continuum Karen Gwyer
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
A Separation Asghar Farhadi
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Oliver Coates
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar
Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin
Deaf President Now! Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim
Suspicious Minds
U R HERE Honesty
XXX Danny Brown
A Seat at the Table Solange
The Other 2/5ths or: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Trench Baby!! Ghais Guevara

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