Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal: The Best Movies of 2025
Cory Woodroof: USA Today: The 15 Best Films of 2025
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- Top 20 of 2020: Folk Alley
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- Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2018: No Depression

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2024 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win

Trending Works

Eternity, In Your Arms Creeper
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron
Middle Jesse Welles
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Nickel Boys RaMell Ross
Let's Rock The Black Keys
Text Me When You Get Home Kayleen Schaefer
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Territory of Light Yuko Tsushima
hexed! aya

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