Year-End Lists

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

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NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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1. Top 50 Albums of 2022: The Alternative

Trending Lists

Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize

Trending Works

Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
The Ice Tower Lucile Hadzihalilovic
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Saint Omer Alice Diop
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
On Falling Laura Carreira
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The MANIAC Benjamin Labatut
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
Getting Killed Geese

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