Year-End Lists

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

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Born to Be Posthumous

The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey

by Mark Dery

Lists

Best Books of 2018: Paste

100 Recommended Books of 2018: San Francisco Chronicle

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Unseen Truth Sarah Lewis
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
April Déa Kulumbegashvili
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Resurrection Bi Gan
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
Weapons Zach Cregger
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum

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