Year-End Lists

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

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Lists

25 Favourite Albums of 2025
15 Favourite Albums of 2018
100 Favourite Albums of 2017
16 Favourite Albums of 2016
100 Favourite Albums of 2015
51 Favourite Albums of 2014
100 Favourite Albums of 2012
Favourite Albums of 2011

Trending Lists

10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 40 Albums of 2025 Decibel
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

Suspicious Minds
Silence Is Loud Nia Archives
Last Leg of the Human Table Cloakroom
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
Needs Continuum Karen Gwyer
Paper Girl Beth Macy
A Separation Asghar Farhadi
Psychedelic Anxiety Frances Chang
A Seat at the Table Solange
XXX Danny Brown
Be the Cowboy Mitski
The Lego Movie Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin

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