Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Lists

The Best Albums of 2020: Ken Tucker: NPR: Fresh Air

20 Best Albums of 2020: Glide

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

Blue Moon Richard Linklater
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
Souleymane's Story Boris Lojkine
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Resurrection Bi Gan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Urchin Harris Dickinson
Predators David Osit
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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