Year-End Lists

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

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Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal: The Best Movies of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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1. 10 Best Films of 2017: James Quandt: Artforum

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Favorite 50 Albums of 2013 Tiny Mix Tapes
51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016 Tiny Mix Tapes
50 Favorite Music Releases of 2017 Tiny Mix Tapes
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2014 Tiny Mix Tapes
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Favorite 50 Albums of 2012 Tiny Mix Tapes
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Dan's Boogie Destroyer
Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Jaimie Branch
Catherine Called Birdy Lena Dunham
Not My White Savior Julayne Lee
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us Hanif Abdurraqib
Le Kov Gwenno
The Collapse of Everything Adrian Sherwood
Witness Kronos Quartet / Mary Kouyoumdjian
Eno Gary Hustwit
On Savage Shores Caroline Dodds Pennock
To Smithereens Rosalyn Drexler
John & Paul Ian Leslie
Figure In Blue Charles Lloyd
Hijack

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