Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
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10 Best Films of 2016: John Waters: Artforum

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Blue Moon Richard Linklater
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
We the People Jill Lepore
Boom Town Sam Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Weapons Zach Cregger
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
A House of Dynamite Kathryn Bigelow
Descent & Other Poems Timothy Ogene
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold

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