Year-End Lists

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

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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The Orb Featuring Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

The Orbserver in the Star House
1. 50 Albums of the 2012: Gigwise
2. Top 100 Albums of 2012: Piccadilly Records

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2024 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top Ten Films of 2024 Katey Rich · Fighting in the War Room
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2 Melvin Gibbs
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Love Lies Bleeding Rose Glass
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Addison Addison Rae
XXX Danny Brown
Yes! Nadav Lapid
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
Pure Comedy Father John Misty
Those Who Are About to Die Harry Sidebottom
History of Violence Édouard Louis
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay

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