Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Kneels Through the Dark
1. 13 Favorite Films of 2013: Dennis Cooper

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
115 Favorite Albums Of 2025 Hanif Abdurraqib
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Alan Sepinwall
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

Flashlight Susan Choi
Strangers and Intimates Tiffany Jenkins
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
That Was Something Dan Callahan
Rock N Roll Consciousness Thurston Moore
The Revolutionists Jason Burke
The Golden House Salman Rushdie
The 25th Anniversary of Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera
XXX Danny Brown
A Children's Bible Lydia Millet
Half of Where You Live Gold Panda
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Mt. Marci Roc Marciano
Sugar Honey Iced Tea Latto

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