Year-End Lists

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

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Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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by Barbara Kingsolver

Lists

15 Best Books of 2018: O Magazine

Best Fiction Reads of 2018: Christian Science Monitor
100 Recommended Books of 2018: San Francisco Chronicle

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 10 Films of 2025 Michael Phillips · Filmspotting
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
Adults
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Black Box
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Common Side Effects
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Long Story Short
Second Comin’ Korallreven

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