Year-End Lists

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

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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Lists

Top 10 Books of 2012: Salon

Top 10 Books of 2012: Library Journal
100 Notable Books of 2012: New York Times: New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2012: Washington Post

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2021 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone

Trending Works

Bottoms Emma Seligman
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Foretold
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Parasomnia Dream Theater
Sex Education
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler
Nouvelle Vague Richard Linklater
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Vortex Veering Back to Venus Mosquitoes
Sinners Ryan Coogler
More Pulp
Heart, Be at Peace Donal Ryan
Flashlight Susan Choi

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