Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
The Playlist: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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The Fresh & Onlys

Long Slow Dance
1. 20 Best Albums of 2012: L Magazine
2. Top 100 Albums of 2012: Austin Town Hall
- 2012 Year in Review: Aquarium Drunkard

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 The Playlist
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Savage Hills Ballroom Youth Lagoon
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
Keeper of the Shepherd Hannah Frances
Ex Machina Alex Garland
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
XXX Danny Brown
Mad God Phil Tippett
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Sling Clairo
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Vince Staples Vince Staples
The Lowdown
Some Kind of Peace Ólafur Arnalds

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