Year-End Lists

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

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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- 40 Best Books of 2021: Parade Magazine
The Sun Is Also a Star
1. The 20 Best Books of 2016: Entertainment Weekly

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
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
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

American Crime Story
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Hi Texas
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
I Swear Kirk Jones
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You Ethel Cain
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Face Down in the Garden Tennis

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