Year-End Lists

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

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John Waters: New York: The Best Movies of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2023
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Balance and Composure

With You In Spirit
1. Best 50 Releases of 2024: The Alternative
- 50 Best Albums of 2024: Alternative Press

Trending Lists

Our Top Films of 2025 Les Inrocks
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 5 Films of 2012 David Thompson · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2022 Washington Post
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
The 25 Best Films of 2024 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Yellow & Green Baroness
Belly Up Rita Bullwinkel
Kill List
Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan The Mountain Goats
Allies at War Tim Bouverie
Not Tight Domi and JD Beck
Take Care BigXthaPlug
Warm Blanket Worriers
Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise Jaimie Branch
Good Luck, Take Care Terry Klein
Visions of Dallas Charley Crockett
Damn Kendrick Lamar
Brahms – Schumann Yuuko Shiokawa & András Schiff
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