Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Mike Hale: New York Times: Best International TV Shows of 2025
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2023
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2024
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Unseen Forces

by Justin Walter

Lists

Top 100 Albums of 2017: Quietus

Favorite Albums of 2017: Sasha Frere-Jones

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Our Top Films of 2025 Les Inrocks
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
50 Best Albums of 2016 NME
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2022 Washington Post

Trending Works

Warm Blanket Worriers
Belly Up Rita Bullwinkel
Take Care BigXthaPlug
Brahms – Schumann Yuuko Shiokawa & András Schiff
A House of Dynamite Kathryn Bigelow
She Wants More
Suburban Fury Robinson Devor
Kiss Carly Rae Jepsen
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Not Tight Domi and JD Beck
Good Luck, Take Care Terry Klein
Allies at War Tim Bouverie
Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise Jaimie Branch
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier

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