Year-End Lists

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

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Blackbraid III
1. Top 40 Albums of 2025: Decibel
Blackbraid II
1. Top 40 Albums of 2023: Decibel
2. 30 Best Albums of 2023: Revolver
Blackbraid I
1. Top 40 Albums of 2022: Decibel

Trending Lists

The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 18 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of 2024 Them
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

Varmints Anna Meredith
Resurrection Bi Gan
Rock N Roll Consciousness Thurston Moore
More Love, Less Ego Wizkid
The Big Five--O Derek Senn
The Impossible Fortune Richard Osman
The Baby-Sitters Club
The 25th Anniversary of Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera
Life's a Beach Easy Life
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Wild World Bastille
The Golden House Salman Rushdie
There In Spirit Homeboy Sandman
Typhoons Royal Blood

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