Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Maureen Corrigan: NPR: 10 Favorite Books of 2025
Peter Travers: The Travers Take: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
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Three Rings
- Our 65 Favorite Books of 2020: Lit Hub
An Odyssey
- 30 Best Books of 2017: Christian Science Monitor

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
Top 50 Albums of 2014 Pitchfork
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2022 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Adolescence
Too Much
Needs Continuum Karen Gwyer
Big Time Angel Olsen
Deaf President Now! Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim
Bo Burnham: Inside Bo Burnham
The Other 2/5ths or: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Trench Baby!! Ghais Guevara
Museum Music Edward Skeletrix
Paper Girl Beth Macy
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Oliver Coates
U R HERE Honesty
Legend of e'Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye) Darius Jones
Dead Man’s Wire Gus Van Sant
Wellwater Karen Solie

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