Year-End Lists

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

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Lauren Passell: Lifehacker: The 20 Most Essential Podcasts of 2025
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Ducktails

St. Catherine
1. Top 100 Albums of 2015: Under the Radar
The Flower Lane
1. Albums of the Year 2013: Crack Magazine
Ducktails III
1. Top 50 Albums of 2011: Austin Town Hall

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
50 Best Albums of 2018 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 20 Most Essential Podcasts of 2025 Lauren Passell · Lifehacker
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Pitchfork
50 Best Albums of 2014 Complex

Trending Works

Circle of Hope Eliza Griswold
Beautyland Marie-Helene Bertino
The Twilight Zone Nona Fernández
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming M83
Beginners Mike Mills
Soft Hair Soft Hair
Sorry I Haven't Called Vagabon
The Candy House Jennifer Egan
There Are No Accidents Jessie Singer
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
Spotlight: Snitch City
In the Dark
Holy Hell Architects

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