Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times: 20 Best Movies of 2012
Jonathan Rosenbaum: IndieWire: Favorite Films of 2011
Quietus: Albums of the Year 2025
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by Noah Cyrus

Lists

The 100 Best Albums of 2022: Rolling Stone

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Consequence
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Favorite Films of 2011 Jonathan Rosenbaum · IndieWire · Village Voice Film Poll
The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s Billboard
Albums of the Year 2025 Quietus
Favorite Albums of 2022 Steven Hyden · Uproxx
The 25 Best Films of 2024 A.V. Club
Best Films of 2023 Jonathan Rosenbaum · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2024 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
21 Best Books of 2024 Vanity Fair
The 100 Best Albums of 2024 Paste
20 Best Movies of 2012 Roger Ebert · Chicago Sun-Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Complex

Trending Works

Il Buco Michelangelo Frammartino
The Price of Tea in China Boldy James & The Alchemist
Either/Or Elif Batuman
Aftersun Charlotte Wells
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh
Meek’s Cutoff Kelly Reichardt
Ear Hustle
Jackass Forever Jeff Tremaine
thank u, next Ariana Grande
Pacifiction Albert Serra
Instant Life Anja Dornieden, Juan David González Monroy, Andrew Kim
World of Tomorrow Don Hertzfeldt
Bombshell
Juror #2 Clint Eastwood

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