Year-End Lists

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

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Giant Claw

Mirror Guide
1. The Top 30 Albums of 2021: Jordan Cronk
Soft Channel
1. 50 Favorite Music Releases of 2017: Tiny Mix Tapes
Deep Thoughts
1. Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2015: Tiny Mix Tapes
Dark Web
1. Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2014: Tiny Mix Tapes
2. Favorite 100 Music Releases of the 2010s: Tiny Mix Tapes

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal

Trending Works

Head Rush Channel Tres
Stubborn Persistent Illusions Do Make Say Think
King Coal Elaine McMillion Sheldon
R.I.P. Actress
The Waldheim Waltz Ruth Beckermann
Glimmer Kimberly Shannon Murphy with Genevieve Field
Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron
Night Watch Kevin Young
Evangelic Girl Is a Gun yeule
In and Out of the Light The Apartments
The Velvet Underground & Rowan Worldpeace DMT with Rowan Please
The Leftovers
XXX Danny Brown
Found Sound Faded

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