Year-End Lists

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

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Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2025
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1. Best Films of 2023: Monica Castillo: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
2. Top Ten Films of 2023: Marya E. Gates: Filmspotting

Trending Lists

Top 55 Albums of 2025 Brooklyn Vegan
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Pitchfork
10 Best Books of 2025 Publishers Weekly
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
2015 Best Books of the Year Shelf Awareness
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2024 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal

Trending Works

Song to Song Terrence Malick
Yeezus Kanye West
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Playground Laura Wandel
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Anna Hints
Information Desk Robyn Schiff
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
Music For Four Guitars Bill Orcutt
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Why Nothing Works Marc J. Dunkelman
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Magdalene FKA twigs
Cloud Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Peter Hujar's Day Ira Sachs

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