Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Manohla Dargis: New York Times: 20 Best Movies of 2014
Adrian Martin: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2016
Denis Côté: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2015
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1. The 13 Best Books of 2018: Harper’s Bazaar
2. Best Books of 2018: Entropy
- Favorite Books of 2018: Lit Hub

Trending Lists

Albums of the Year 2015 Clash
Best Films of 2016 Adrian Martin · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
20 Best Movies of 2014 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2014 Tiny Mix Tapes
Top 5 Films of 2012 Kate Muir · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
50 Favorite Albums of 2011 NPR · NPR Music
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2015 Robert Koehler · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Best Films of 2015 Denis Côté · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2014 Roger Koza · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2016 Sam Weisberg · Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll

Trending Works

Laugh Track The National
Lump Lump
Master Slave Husband Wife Ilyon Woo
Men Without Women Haruki Murakami
Zola Janicza Bravo
Manning Fireworks MJ Lenderman
The Haunted Wood Sam Leith
Killjoys
Elvis (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) various artists
Blackstar David Bowie
Aftermath Elizabeth Cook
Beans On Toast With Pythagoras One More Grain
In Drum Play Pangaea
I Am a Man Ron Miles

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