Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024: Judy Berman: Time

The Best TV Shows of 2024: Angie Han: Hollywood Reporter

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev
Sinners Ryan Coogler
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
April Déa Kulumbegashvili
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Weapons Zach Cregger
Resurrection Bi Gan
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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