Year-End Lists

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

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Adam Nayman: The Ringer: The Best Movies of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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1. 10 Best Albums of 2022: Kitty Empire: Observer
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- Albums of the Year 2020: Rough Trade
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- 89 Favorite Albums of 2015: Sasha Frere-Jones

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Movies of 2025 Adam Nayman · The Ringer
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Pillion Harry Lighton
Magdalene FKA twigs
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Weapons Zach Cregger
Sinners Ryan Coogler
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Hedda Nia DaCosta
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra

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