Year-End Lists

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

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Rita Dove

Playlist for the Apocalypse
Collected Poems
1. 11 Best Poetry Books of 2016: BuzzFeed
- Poetry 2016: National Book Award

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

Meet Me in the Bathroom Lizzy Goodman
Plain Bad Heroines Emily M. Danforth
House of Gucci Ridley Scott
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Support the Girls Andrew Bujalski
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Beginners Mike Mills
The Spiral Puce Mary
Elsbeth
A Small Light
Lily and the Octopus Steven Rowley
A House of Dynamite Kathryn Bigelow
Monkey Man Dev Patel

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