Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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James Quandt: Artforum: Best Films of 2022
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Nicole Brenez: Sight & Sound: Favorite Films of 2017
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Lists

The 30 Best Albums of 2019: Vibe

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
2020 Award The Booker Prize
Top 100 Albums of 2016 Village Voice · Pazz & Jop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2022 James Quandt · Artforum
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s Spin
Favorite Films of 2017 Nicole Brenez · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama
The 30 Best Books of 2025 New York Post
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Always Be My Maybe Nahnatchka Khan
The Wolf House Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña
Solitude(s) L’insomnie Valérie Massadian
Steven Universe: The Movie Rebecca Sugar
The End MC Hyland
Us Fools Nora Lange
The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn
The Grandmaster (U.S. cut) Wong Kar-Wai
What They Do in the Dark Amanda Coe
The Heart That Fed Carl Sciacchitano
Slanting Towards the Sea Lidija Hilje
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
Masterminds Jared Hess
Middle Spoon Alejandro Varela

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