Year-End Lists

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

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Machine Head

Of Kingdom and Crown
1. 25 Best Albums of 2022: Revolver
Unto the Locust
1. Top 50 Albums of 2011: Guitar World
2. Best Albums of 2011: Guardian

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 23 Best TV Shows of 2023 Daily Beast
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 15 Films of 2012 Cinema Scope
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Francesca David Murray Quartet
HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Fingernails Christos Nikou
The Sunshine Place
Oracle Cate Marvin
Idlewild Idlewild
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Liars Sarah Manguso
Sly Thom Zimny
Clean Slate
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward

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