Year-End Lists

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

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Lauren Passell: Lifehacker: The 20 Most Essential Podcasts of 2025
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by Caroline Spence

Lists

Top 25 Albums of 2019: American Songwriter

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

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

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