Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Ann Hornaday: Washington Post: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
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by Christopher Radcliff

Lists

Best Movies of 2025: Nicole Brenez: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best 50 Albums of 2025 Billboard
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo

Trending Works

MEGA BBL Theodora
Instinct Halina Reijn
XXX Danny Brown
Buckley Sam Tanenhaus
Make It Scream, Make It Burn Leslie Jamison
Tranquilizer Oneohtrix Point Never
Flowers of Fire Hawon Jung
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
Come See Me in the Good Light Ryan White
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
A Separation Asghar Farhadi
The American Revolution
The Five-Year Engagement Nicholas Stoller

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