Year-End Lists

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

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Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Patricia Smith

The Intentions of Thunder
Unshuttered
- Best Poetry of 2023: New York Public Library
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah
1. Top 40 Poetry Books of 2012: Coldfront

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Guardian
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2024 Economist

Trending Works

Thresholder Ian William Craig
Past Lives Celine Song
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
Tótem Lila Avilés
It's Time... To Rise From the Grave Undeath
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Angel Down Daniel Kraus
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Buckley Sam Tanenhaus
Train Dreams Clint Bentley
Victorian Psycho Virginia Feito
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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