Year-End Lists

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

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2022
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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Ora The Molecule

Dance Therapy
1. The 80 Best Albums of 2025: PopMatters
Human Safari
1. Top 100 Albums of 2021: Under the Radar

Trending Lists

Ten Best Movies of 2018 Stephanie Zacharek · Time
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 20 Best Movies of 2025 David Fear · Rolling Stone
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Constellations for the Lonely Doves
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
Laggies Lynn Shelton
Anora Sean Baker
Blue Heron Sophy Romvari
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Direct Action Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell
The Phoenician Scheme Wes Anderson
Ruth Kate Riley
Purity Ring Purity Ring
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Long Day's Journey Into Night Bi Gan
Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia Julien Chheng & Jean-Christophe Roger
XXX Danny Brown

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