Year-End Lists

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

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Maureen Corrigan: NPR: 10 Favorite Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal: The Best Movies of 2025
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The Fresh & Onlys

Long Slow Dance
1. 20 Best Albums of 2012: L Magazine
2. Top 100 Albums of 2012: Austin Town Hall
- 2012 Year in Review: Aquarium Drunkard

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
50 Best Movies of 2015 Paste
25 Best Albums of 2011 Complex
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
The Chair Company
On Savage Shores Caroline Dodds Pennock
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Buckeye Patrick Ryan
Grime MC Jme
Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry
The Finest Hotel in Kabul Lyse Doucet
In Her Nature: How Women Break Boundaries in the Great Outdoors: A Past, Present and Personal Story Rachel Hewitt
The Coming Wave Mustafa Suleyman
Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon Chuck D
Aftersun Charlotte Wells
Hunting Season Home Is Where
Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders

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