Year-End Lists

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

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Odie Henderson: Boston Globe: 10 Best Movies of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
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Return to Love
1. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Rolling Stone
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1. 50 Best Albums of 2014: Stereogum

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
10 Best Movies of 2025 Odie Henderson · Boston Globe
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

All That Reckoning Cowboy Junkies
XXX Danny Brown
The Story of My Wife Ildikó Enyedi
The Candle And The Flame Robert Forster
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Lux Rosalía
Cerulean Salt Waxahatchee
In The Earth Again Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo
Nuna David Virelles
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
Lily and the Octopus Steven Rowley
Cody Joyce Manor
Empire of AI Karen Hao
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer

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