Year-End Lists

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

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Mike Hale: New York Times: Best International TV Shows of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Alexandra Chang

Days of Distraction
1. Best Books of 2020: Refinery29
- The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020: Time
- 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2020: Washington Post

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2019 Time
50 Best Albums of 2015 Mojo
The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2023 Annabel Gutterman · Time
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2020 Time
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Noble
Reservation Dogs
Gen V
Terry Dactyl Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
The History of Money David McWilliams
The Apothecary Diaries
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
Mrs. Fletcher
Drive My Car Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Anora Sean Baker
National Average Big Special
Stochastic Drift Barker

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