Year-End Lists

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

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
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1. Best Books of 2018: BuzzFeed

Trending Lists

The Ten Best Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2021 Mark Kermode · Observer
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Guardian

Trending Works

Summertime ’06 Vince Staples
Honeydew Devereux Milburn
The Northman Robert Eggers
All Our Knives Are Always Sharp Tony Njoku
Returning to Reims (Fragments) Jean-Gabriel Périot
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki Juho Kuosmanen
L. Cohen James Benning
Babi Yar. Context Sergei Loznitsa
Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver
Laurence Anyways Xavier Dolan
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Marilyn Agrelo
Whores’ Glory Michael Glawogger
From Ground Zero various directors
GNX Kendrick Lamar

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