Year-End Lists

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

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Sun Glories
1. 80 Best Albums of 2024: Uncut
The Cinder Grove
1. 75 Best Albums of 2021: Uncut
Balsams
1. 75 Best Albums of 2017: Uncut
- Favorite Albums of 2017: Sasha Frere-Jones
Crows In The Basilica
- 2013 Year in Review: Aquarium Drunkard

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Consequence
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025 Nicholas Quah · New York · Vulture
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Paste
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Dept. Q
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Lorem Ipsum Jeff Jakobs
Hyperyouth Joey Valence & Brae
The Genius Myth Helen Lewis
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Forever Howlong Black Country, New Road
Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Drive Nicolas Winding Refn
Equus Asinus Men I Trust
Choke Enough Oklou
Songs from Big Pleasant Big Pleasant
2t2 Cosey Fanni Tutti
XXX Danny Brown

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