Year-End Lists

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

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
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The Best TV of 2024: Economist
The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024: Slate

Trending Lists

15 Best Novels of 2019 Electric Lit
Best Poetry of 2019 Library Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2011 A.O. Scott · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2018 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker

Trending Works

The Death of Stalin Armando Iannucci
Disobedience Sebastián Lelio
NDN Coping Mechanisms Billy-Ray Belcourt
Lurker Alex Russell
Silo
XXX Danny Brown
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Mob Psycho 100
A Complete Unknown James Mangold
If Not To Give A Fantasy kilbourne
Sirens
Cunningham Bird Madison Cunningham and Andrew Bird
Deep State Karen Mirza and Brad Butler
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