Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Lauren Passell: Lifehacker: The 20 Most Essential Podcasts of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Lists

Best 50 Albums of 2016: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
50 Best Albums of 2014 Complex
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 20 Most Essential Podcasts of 2025 Lauren Passell · Lifehacker
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
50 Best Albums of 2018 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

In the Dark
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
Beginners Mike Mills
The Twilight Zone Nona Fernández
Beautyland Marie-Helene Bertino
Spotlight: Snitch City
Circle of Hope Eliza Griswold
Sorry I Haven't Called Vagabon
There Are No Accidents Jessie Singer
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming M83
Holy Hell Architects
The Candy House Jennifer Egan
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
Soft Hair Soft Hair

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