Year-End Lists

A hand-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
Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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- Best Books of 2022: Andrew Limbong: The Stacks Podcast
- Our 38 Favorite Books of 2022: Lit Hub

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Paste
Best Movies of 2024 Brian Truitt · USA Today
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Albums of 2025 NPR · NPR Music
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara
The Mill and the Cross Lech Majewski
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Horse Money Pedro Costa
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
Babes Pamela Adlon
Pain to Power Maruja
Margin Call J.C. Chandor
Rye Lane Raine Allen-Miller
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Cigarettes After Sex Cigarettes After Sex
Looper Rian Johnson

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