Year-End Lists

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

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2023
David Sims: Atlantic: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
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Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt

Made Out of Sound
- Our Favorite Albums, 2021: Tone Glow
- Favorite Music of 2021: Dennis Cooper

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 11 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
Top 40 Albums of 2025 Decibel
The Best Books of 2024 Town & Country
Top Ten Films of 2018 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Top 25 Books for 2025 Christian Science Monitor
The 50 Best Films of 2024 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2024 The Wire
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 David Sims · Atlantic

Trending Works

A Better Ghost Jeremy Cunningham / Dustin Laurenzi / Paul Bryan
Dream On Ital
Manning Fireworks MJ Lenderman
Sour Soul BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah
Cry Sugar Hudson Mohawke
Burning Lee Chang-dong
Jubilee Japanese Breakfast
Blackstar David Bowie
Sudan Archives Sudan Archives
Keeping the House Tice Cin
Paddington 2 Paul King
Cowboy Carter Beyoncé
Trifle Lone Taxidermist
The Year of Hibernation Youth Lagoon

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