Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Alan Sepinwall: The Best TV Shows of 2025
Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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by Dorothea Lasky

Lists

Top 40 Poetry Books of 2012: Coldfront

7 Best Small-Press Poetry Books of 2012: Michael Robbins: Chicago Tribune
8 Best Poetry Books of 2012: Michael Andor Brodeur: Boston Globe

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Alan Sepinwall
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Ryan Swen

Trending Works

Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Sly Thom Zimny
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
The Sunshine Place
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Clean Slate
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Idlewild Idlewild
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Francesca David Murray Quartet
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Oracle Cate Marvin
Liars Sarah Manguso

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