Year-End Lists

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

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Laura Miller: Slate: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2024
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Window in the Rhythm

by Fred Thomas

Lists

The 80 Best Albums of 2024: PopMatters
The Top 30 Albums of 2024: Jordan Cronk
The 50 Best Albums of 2024: Treble

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Laura Miller · Slate
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
2011 Award The Booker Prize
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau

Trending Works

Things That Happened Before the Earthquake Chiara Barzini
The Sunflower Boys Sam Wachman
Hostage Eli Sharabi
Nothing Is My Favorite Thing Nappy Nina
Dirt Bill Buford
There You Are Joanne Kyger
Post Pop Depression Iggy Pop
Open Close Sam Prekop
The Trayvon Generation Elizabeth Alexander
More Pulp
Indigo Dream E.M.M.A.
Collisions Alec Nevala-Lee
The Golden Heart Protector Margaret Glaspy
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada

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