Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Elisa Gabbert: New York Times: The Best Poetry of 2023
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
Alison Herman: Variety: The Best TV Shows of 2023
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- Best Poetry of 2018: Book Riot
- 10 Best Poetry Books of 2018: Chicago Review of Books

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s Paste
The Best TV Shows of 2023 Alison Herman · Variety
50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025 Washington Post
The 15 Best TV Shows of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
The Best Poetry of 2023 Elisa Gabbert · New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s Billboard

Trending Works

The Gag File Aaron Dilloway
Synonyms Nadav Lapid
Troubled Rob Henderson
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
B-Room Dr. Dog
Transit Christian Petzold
Twisters: The Album various artists
Blackstar David Bowie
Dark Waters Todd Haynes
Wizard Bloody Wizard Electric Wizard
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
Despairs Had Governed Me Too Long Skogen
Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album John Coltrane

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