Year-End Lists

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

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Hanif Abdurraqib: 115 Favorite Albums Of 2025
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Dead Hand Control
1. Top 100 Albums of 2021: Under the Radar
The Names
1. 100 Best Albums of 2015: Les Inrocks
2. Top 100 Albums of 2015: Under the Radar

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
115 Favorite Albums Of 2025 Hanif Abdurraqib
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork

Trending Works

To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
Insecure Men Insecure Men
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You Ethel Cain
HAGEN Titanic
Boom Town Sam Anderson
XXX Danny Brown
The Lowdown
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Afterparties Anthony Veasna So
Gone Girl David Fincher
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sable, Fable Bon Iver

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