Year-End Lists

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

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Drab Majesty

Modern Mirror
1. The 100 Best Albums of 2019: Vice: Noisey
2. Albums of the Year 2019: Rough Trade
The Demonstration
1. 62 Favorite Albums of 2017: Gorilla vs. Bear

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Pillion Harry Lighton
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Resurrection Bi Gan
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Weapons Zach Cregger
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sinners Ryan Coogler
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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