Year-End Lists

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

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2025
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75 Best Albums of 2022: Uncut

20 Best Albums of 2022: Glide

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The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Because the Boss Belongs to Us
Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Long Story Short
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg
Black Box
Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Crossroads Jonathan Franzen
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
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