Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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10 Best New TV Shows of 2018: Lorraine Ali: Los Angeles Times

My Not-Top-Ten Television List: Emily Nussbaum: New Yorker

Trending Lists

The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025 Washington Post
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the 2010s Time
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2024 Washington Post
The 18 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of 2024 Them
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Movies of 2021 Joe Morgenstern · Wall Street Journal
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut

Trending Works

Celebration Rock Japandroids
Paddington 2 Paul King
I'm a Virgo Boots Riley
Anansi's Gold Yepoka Yeebo
By the Stream Hong Sang-soo
Mr. Wonderful Action Bronson
The Four Seasons
The Other Side of the Wind Orson Welles
Busy Guy Stephen Fretwell
Anora Sean Baker
Orphan Black
Titane Julia Ducournau
Sinners Ryan Coogler
All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh

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