Year-End Lists

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

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal: The Best Movies of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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1. Top 40 Rock Albums of 2021: Ultimate Classic Rock

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The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 40 Albums of 2025 Decibel

Trending Works

Suspicious Minds
A Separation Asghar Farhadi
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... Steven Pinker
Last Leg of the Human Table Cloakroom
Needs Continuum Karen Gwyer
Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin
U R HERE Honesty
A Seat at the Table Solange
Paper Girl Beth Macy
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
XXX Danny Brown
Be the Cowboy Mitski
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
Deaf President Now! Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim

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