Year-End Lists

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

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Alex von Tunzelmann

Fallen Idols
- The Best Books of 2021: Economist

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Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Alan Sepinwall
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best 50 Albums of 2025 Billboard
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
2025 Dublin Literary Award
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

The Sunshine Place
Liars Sarah Manguso
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Sly Thom Zimny
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Oracle Cate Marvin
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Francesca David Murray Quartet

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