Year-End Lists

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

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2024
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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My Favorite Films of 2020: Simon Abrams
The Best Movies of 2020: Nick Schager: Esquire

Best Movies of 2020: Manohla Dargis: New York Times

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Albums of 2024 Jon Pareles · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 Slant
10 Best Books of 2025 Publishers Weekly
The 25 Best TV Shows of 2025 Consequence
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Manifesto Bernardine Evaristo
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Stranger Things
The Forgotten Space Allan Sekula and Noël Burch
Declaration of War Valérie Donzelli
Francofonia Aleksandr Sokurov
The Terrorizers Edward Yang
In the Summers Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio
Instant Life Anja Dornieden, Juan David González Monroy, Andrew Kim
The Breaker Little Big Town
Moana with Sound (1980) Robert J. Flaherty and Frances H. Flaherty
Atom Heart Mother Ali Ahmadzadeh
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
Doga Juana Molina

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