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
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Pillion Harry Lighton
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Weapons Zach Cregger
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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