Year-End Lists

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

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Billboard: The Best 50 Albums of 2025
Complex: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Mother of Graves

The Periapt Of Absence
1. Top 40 Albums of 2024: Decibel
Where the Shadows Adorn
1. Top 40 Albums of 2022: Decibel

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2018 Q
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best 50 Albums of 2025 Billboard
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Complex
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

The Souvenir Part II Joanna Hogg
Brat Charli XCX
Mother Emanuel Kevin Sack
Known and Strange Things Teju Cole
I Was Real 75 Dollar Bill
Wonderstruck Todd Haynes
Connie Live Low Cut Connie
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
Man's Best Friend Sabrina Carpenter
Outside Noise Ted Fendt
Stronger Than the Truth Reba McEntire
A Grain of Wheat Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Floral Shoppe Macintosh Plus
Martyr! Kaveh Akbar

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