Year-End Lists

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

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Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal: The Best Movies of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Brace Up!
1. Top 50 Albums of 2018: The Wire
- Music I Enjoyed in 2018: Sasha Frere-Jones

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Favorite 50 Albums of 2013 Tiny Mix Tapes
51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016 Tiny Mix Tapes
50 Favorite Music Releases of 2017 Tiny Mix Tapes
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2014 Tiny Mix Tapes
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Favorite 50 Albums of 2012 Tiny Mix Tapes
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

To Smithereens Rosalyn Drexler
Witness Kronos Quartet / Mary Kouyoumdjian
The Collapse of Everything Adrian Sherwood
Hijack
Figure In Blue Charles Lloyd
Dan's Boogie Destroyer
On Savage Shores Caroline Dodds Pennock
Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Jaimie Branch
Le Kov Gwenno
John & Paul Ian Leslie
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us Hanif Abdurraqib
Eno Gary Hustwit
Catherine Called Birdy Lena Dunham
Not My White Savior Julayne Lee

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