Year-End Lists

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

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored

by Hayden Pedigo

Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Yardbarker
Favorite Albums 2023: Bob Boilen
The 80 Best Albums of 2023: PopMatters

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2015 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
A Small Light
Lily and the Octopus Steven Rowley
Passages Ira Sachs
Soul Sold Separately Freddie Gibbs
My Old Ass Megan Park
Syncope Asiya Wadud
Plain Bad Heroines Emily M. Danforth
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
You Belong There Daniel Rossen
XXX Danny Brown
Pillion Harry Lighton
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho

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