Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Adrian Martin: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2016
Sam Weisberg: Village Voice: Best Films of 2016
Benjamin Schwarz: Atlantic: Books of the Year 2011
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50 Best Albums of 2025
50 Best Albums of 2024
50 Best Albums of 2023
50 Best Albums of 2022
50 Best Albums of 2021
50 Best Albums of 2020
30 Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2011

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2016 Sam Weisberg · Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll
Albums of 2011 DIY
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Books of the Year 2011 Benjamin Schwarz · Atlantic
Best Films of 2016 Adrian Martin · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Albums of the Year 2025 Rough Trade
Best Films of 2015 Denis Côté · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Best Films of 2014 Roger Koza · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Movies of 2024 Peter Debruge · Variety
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

Collapse Aphex Twin
A Ghost of Caribou Alice Henderson
new alhambra elvis depressedly
Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan
Devil Is Fine Zeal & Ardor
Islah Kevin Gates
Electric Light James Bay
As You Were Liam Gallagher
Strange Weekend Porcelain Raft
Weapons Zach Cregger
Everything’s Getting Older Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat
Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Original Broadway Cast
Sugar & Spice Hatchie
Twin Peaks: The Return David Lynch

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