Year-End Lists

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

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
10 Best TV Shows of 2023 Esquire
45 Favorite Albums of My 2025 Brad Luen
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025 Lauren Passell · Lifehacker
100 Notable Books of 2018 Washington Post
Best Books of 2025 USA Today
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
50 Best Albums of 2024 Alternative Press
The Best Movies of 2020 Dana Stevens · Slate

Trending Works

The Club Pablo Larraín
Large Animals Jess Arndt
Sex Education
The Duke of Burgundy Peter Strickland
HoodWitch Faylita Hicks
Captain Fantastic Matt Ross
Baby (Being a black youth) One Be Lo
Lágrimas De Primavera Letters from my Garden
Red Memory Tania Branigan
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Copenhagen Cowboy Nicolas Winding Refn
XXX Danny Brown
The Invisible Man Leigh Whannell
Real Life Emeli Sandé

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