Year-End Lists

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

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Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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Cross Record
1. Albums of the Year 2019: Rough Trade
Wabi-Sabi
1. 60 Favorite Albums of 2016: Gorilla vs. Bear

Trending Lists

The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Common Side Effects
Invisible Child Andrea Elliott
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Second Comin’ Korallreven
Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
Because the Boss Belongs to Us
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg
Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
Adults
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
This Strange Eventful History Claire Messud

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