Year-End Lists

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

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Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Nicholas Quah: New York: 10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025
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40 Favorite Albums of 2011: Jim DeRogatis: WBEZ: Sound Opinions

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The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Ten Best Films of 2020 Jonathan Rosenbaum · Sight & Sound Poll
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone

Trending Works

Soul Pete Docter
Anth01 Jacques Greene
Can't Rush Greatness Central Cee
The Afrorack Afrorack
Portrait of My Heart Spellling
Equus Asinus Men I Trust
Songs from Big Pleasant Big Pleasant
KicK iii Arca
Indignation James Schamus
Star Line Chance the Rapper
Lorem Ipsum Jeff Jakobs
In Transit David Usui, Lynn True, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu, and Albert Maysles
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Matt Shakman
The Sword & The Soaring Navy Blue

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