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
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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1. 30 Best Albums of 2011: XLR8R
2. Top 50 Albums of 2011: The Wire
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Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Days Tsai Ming-liang
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
All-Night Pharmacy Ruth Madievsky
A Small Light
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
XXX Danny Brown
Pillion Harry Lighton
Tár Todd Field
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Lily and the Octopus Steven Rowley

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