Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

Highlights

Movies
The Brutalist - Brady Corbet

The i Paper: Christina Newland The 10 Best Films of 2025

Music
We Were Made Prey - Kathryn Joseph

God Is In The TV Albums of the Year 2025

Books
Good Dirt - Charmaine Wilkerson

Christian Science Monitor The Top 25 Books for 2025

TV Shows
All Her Fault

Uproxx The Best TV Shows of 2025

Music
Getting Killed - Geese

Far Out The 50 Best Albums of 2025

Books
Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy

USA Today Best Books of 2025

Books
Shadow Ticket - Thomas Pynchon

AP 10 Notable Books of 2025

Books
Changeover - Giri Nathan

Town & Country The 20 Best Books of 2025

Music
Getting Killed - Geese

Northern Transmissions Best Albums of 2025

Books
Broken Country - Clare Leslie Hall

People The 15 Best Books of 2025

Movies
Hamnet - Chloé Zhao

HuffPost The Best Films Of 2025

Music
Stage Girl - Eli

Vogue The 45 Best Albums of 2025

Music
Getting Killed - Geese

Beats Per Minute Top 50 Albums of 2025

Music
Euro-Country - CMAT

DIY 2025 Albums of the Year

Books
A Marriage at Sea - Sophie Elmhirst

Book Riot Best Books of 2025

TV Shows

RogerEbert.com The 25 Best TV Shows of 2025

TV Shows
The Diplomat

Atlantic 14 Best TV Shows of 2025

Movies
One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson

A.V. Club 25 Best Films of 2025

Podcasts
Embedded: Alternate Realities

Vulture: Nicholas Quah 10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025

Books
Flashlight - Susan Choi

Vanity Fair The 17 Best Books of 2025 You Need to Read

Music
That's Showbiz Baby - Jade

HuffPost The Best Albums Of 2025

Podcasts
Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky

Rolling Stone 10 Best Podcasts of 2025

Movies

Slant The 25 Best Films of 2025

Movies

IndieWire Poll Best Movies of 2025

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