Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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by Mekons

Appears on five lists

#7 Dean's List 2025: Robert Christgau
#14 The Best Albums of 2025: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions

The Best Music of 2025: Carl Wilson: Slate
Best Pop Music Albums of 2025: Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer Honorable mention
Favorite Albums of 2025: Wilco

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025 Judy Berman · Time
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times
2026 Award The Mercury Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau

Trending Works

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On Franny Choi
First Reformed Paul Schrader
Isolation Kali Uchis
In the Underground Song Zhantao
Godwin Joseph O'Neill
The Sweet Relief of Missing Children Sarah Braunstein
The Wolves Samuel Kishi Leopo
Daughters of the Revolution Carolyn Cooke
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
Burning Country Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami
Loro Paolo Sorrentino
Poser Noah Dixon and Ori Segev
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
The Vanishing Man Laura Cumming

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