Year-End Lists

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

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2019
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2022
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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by Daniel Avery

Lists

20 Best Albums of 2018: A.V. Club
Top 50 Albums of 2018: Q

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Best Albums of 2015 Time
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
Top 100 Albums of 2025 Under the Radar
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
25 Best Films of 2025 A.V. Club

Trending Works

Beau Is Afraid Ari Aster
i,i Bon Iver
All That Glitters Orlando Whitfield
There's a Monster Behind the Door Gaëlle Bélem
Holy Motors Leos Carax
Everything Makes Me Sick Sex Scenes
The Endless Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
Pater Alain Cavalier
Sipsworth Simon Van Booy
Peki Momés Peki Momés
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Steve James
In Covid's Wake Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee
Is This Thing On? Bradley Cooper
Electric Pet Shop Boys

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