Year-End Lists

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

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Lists

Best Poetry Books of 2017: Entropy

Favorite Poetry Collections of 2017: Lit Hub
The 10 Best Poetry Collections of the Decade: Lit Hub

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Is a River Alive? Robert Macfarlane
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Fucktoys Annapurna Sriram
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
Hi Texas
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
I Swear Kirk Jones
The Long Walk Francis Lawrence
Sister Midnight Karan Kandhari

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