Year-End Lists

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

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Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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The Best Films of 2025 WBUR
The 5 Best Films of 2024 WBUR
The Best Films of 2023 WBUR
Best Movies of 2018 WBUR · ARTery
Best Movies of 2017 WBUR · ARTery

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2015 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Eddington Ari Aster
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Vince Staples Vince Staples
Connie Connie Chung
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Joel & Ethan Coen
Keeper of the Shepherd Hannah Frances
Boom Town Sam Anderson
XXX Danny Brown
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
The Lowdown
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda
Blind Spot Teju Cole
Godwin Joseph O'Neill

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