Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

Trending

Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Mike Hale: New York Times: Best International TV Shows of 2025
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Cold Specks

Light for the Midnight
- Best Albums of 2025: AllMusic
Neuroplasticity
1. Top 140 Albums of 2014: Under the Radar
I Predict a Graceful Expulsion
1. Top 100 Albums of 2012: Les Inrocks

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Complex
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2018 Q
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best 50 Albums of 2025 Billboard

Trending Works

Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
I Was Real 75 Dollar Bill
A Grain of Wheat Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Stronger Than the Truth Reba McEntire
Outside Noise Ted Fendt
Wonderstruck Todd Haynes
The Souvenir Part II Joanna Hogg
Known and Strange Things Teju Cole
Brat Charli XCX
Man's Best Friend Sabrina Carpenter
Martyr! Kaveh Akbar
Floral Shoppe Macintosh Plus
Connie Live Low Cut Connie
Mother Emanuel Kevin Sack

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