Year-End Lists

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

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Alison Herman: Variety: The Best TV Shows of 2023
Paste: The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s
Film Comment: Best Films of 2025
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Magic Trick

Ruler of the Night
1. Top 100 Albums of 2012: Austin Town Hall

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2025 Alissa Wilkinson · New York Times
The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s Paste
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best TV Shows of 2023 Alison Herman · Variety
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 15 Best TV Shows of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025 Washington Post
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s Billboard

Trending Works

Transit Christian Petzold
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Wizard Bloody Wizard Electric Wizard
Dark Waters Todd Haynes
Despairs Had Governed Me Too Long Skogen
Synonyms Nadav Lapid
Blackstar David Bowie
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
Twisters: The Album various artists
B-Room Dr. Dog
Troubled Rob Henderson
Kairos Jenny Erpenbeck
Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album John Coltrane
White Crosses Against Me!

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