Year-End Lists

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

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
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Nothing Ever Dies

Vietnam and the Memory of War

by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Lists

Nonfiction 2016: National Book Award

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2024 Economist
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The Best 50 Albums of 2025 Billboard
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Alan Sepinwall
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

Liars Sarah Manguso
Oracle Cate Marvin
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Sly Thom Zimny
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Clean Slate
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
The Sunshine Place
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Idlewild Idlewild
Francesca David Murray Quartet
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker

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