Year-End Lists

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

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Maureen Corrigan: NPR: 10 Favorite Books of 2025
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by Rochelle Jordan

Lists

The 75 Best Albums of 2021: PopMatters
Albums of the Year 2021: Clash
Albums of the Year 2021: Quietus
50 Best Albums of 2021: Exclaim

Top 10 Albums of 2021: Carl Wilson: Slate
Best of 2021: AllMusic

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
50 Best Movies of 2015 Paste
The Best TV Of 2025 With Lesbian, Queer Women and Trans Characters Autostraddle
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Dan's Boogie Destroyer
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
The Finest Hotel in Kabul Lyse Doucet
Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon Chuck D
Eno Gary Hustwit
Talàn Raphael Rogiński
Maestro Bradley Cooper
Hunting Season Home Is Where
Le Kov Gwenno
To Smithereens Rosalyn Drexler
In Her Nature: How Women Break Boundaries in the Great Outdoors: A Past, Present and Personal Story Rachel Hewitt
Not My White Savior Julayne Lee
On Savage Shores Caroline Dodds Pennock

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