Year-End Lists

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

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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1. 70 Best Albums of 2018: PopMatters
A Long Way To the Beginning
- 50 Favorite Albums of 2014: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 15 Films of 2017 In Review Online
Best Films of 2025 In Review Online
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best TV Shows of 2019 Guardian
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 25 Films of 2021 In Review Online
Top 20 Films of 2012 In Review Online
The Best Books of 2024 Economist

Trending Works

On Dark Silent Off Radian
Popular Problems Leonard Cohen
Bliss Joe Begos
This Is the Sonics The Sonics
Embattled Nick Sarkisov
Hesaitix MESH
Clearing the Path to Ascend YOB
Black Bear Lawrence Michael Levine
Connie Live Low Cut Connie
Your Sister’s Sister Lynn Shelton
Thot Breaker Chief Keef
Fleabag
Gladiator II Ridley Scott
Thelma Joachim Trier

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