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
Cory Woodroof: USA Today: The 15 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Silver Talon

Decadence and Decay
1. 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021: Hanif Abdurraqib
2. Top 40 Albums of 2021: Decibel

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2024 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Moderation Elaine Castillo
Middle Jesse Welles
Let's Rock The Black Keys
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Emails I Can't Send Sabrina Carpenter
Eternity, In Your Arms Creeper
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Text Me When You Get Home Kayleen Schaefer
Nickel Boys RaMell Ross
Territory of Light Yuko Tsushima
Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Sinister Grift Panda Bear
Boom Town Sam Anderson

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