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
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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The Shoes

Chemicals
1. 100 Best Albums of 2015: Les Inrocks
Crack My Bones
1. 100 Best Albums of 2011: Les Inrocks

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
50 Best Albums of 2018 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Dinner in America Adam Rehmeier
Baby I'm the Wolf Ha Vay
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming M83
The Beast Bertrand Bonello
Beanpole Kantemir Balagov
Beginners Mike Mills
A Star Is Born Soundtrack Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Now Jazz Now Byron Coley, Mats Gustafsson, and Thurston Moore
The Candy House Jennifer Egan
Special Lizzo
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
In the Dark

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