Year-End Lists

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

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Lists

Favorite Albums of 2019: Ann Powers: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Ice Tower Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Getting Killed Geese
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The MANIAC Benjamin Labatut
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Saint Omer Alice Diop
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
On Falling Laura Carreira
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams

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