Year-End Lists

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

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal: The Best Movies of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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It’s All True
1. Best Albums of 2011: Obscure Sound

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10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 40 Albums of 2025 Decibel
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Be the Cowboy Mitski
A Separation Asghar Farhadi
U R HERE Honesty
Suspicious Minds
Last Leg of the Human Table Cloakroom
Needs Continuum Karen Gwyer
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
Paper Girl Beth Macy
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
A Seat at the Table Solange
Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin
The Lego Movie Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Psychedelic Anxiety Frances Chang
XXX Danny Brown

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