Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Kate Muir: Sight & Sound: Top 5 Films of 2012
Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Albums of 2011
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King Leopold's Ghost
- The 38 Best Books We Read in 2023: Lit Hub
American Midnight
Lessons from a Dark Time and Other Essays
- 100 Recommended Books of 2018: San Francisco Chronicle
Spain in Our Hearts
- 100 Recommended Books of 2016: San Francisco Chronicle
To End All Wars
- 100 Notable Books of 2011: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2016 Adrian Martin · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Best Films of 2016 Sam Weisberg · Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2015 Robert Koehler · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
50 Favorite Albums of 2011 NPR · NPR Music
Best Films of 2014 Roger Koza · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2011 Fly
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 5 Films of 2012 Kate Muir · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Favorite 50 Albums of 2011 Tiny Mix Tapes
The 10 Best Books of 2014 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of the 2010s Decade Matt Patches · Polygon
20 Best Movies of 2014 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2015 Denis Côté · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll

Trending Works

Floating Features La Luz
The Haunted Wood Sam Leith
Sound & Color Alabama Shakes
My Last Days Johnny May Cash
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
La grazia Paolo Sorrentino
Killjoys
Prima Donna Vince Staples
Cowboy Carter Beyoncé
Blackstar David Bowie
Interview with the Vampire
Caprisongs FKA twigs
As You Were Liam Gallagher
Master Slave Husband Wife Ilyon Woo

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