Year-End Lists

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

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Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2025
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by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Lists

The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2021: Annabel Gutterman: Time

2022 Award: Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Literary Fiction of 2021: Library Journal
Best Books of 2021: New Statesman
Best Fiction of 2021: Guardian

Trending Lists

Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama
25 Best Films of 2012 David Ehrlich
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top Ten Films of 2021 Josh Larsen
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone

Trending Works

Staying Vertical Alain Guiraudie
Barry
The Spin Messa
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Dawson City: Frozen Time Bill Morrison
A Sharp Endless Need Marisa Crane
Balloonerism Mac Miller
Noble and Godlike in Ruin Deerhoof
Palabras Manuales Danay Suárez
American Sniper Clint Eastwood
Raven Kelela
Spunky! Grrrl Gang
Jay Kelly Noah Baumbach
Psychedelic Anxiety Frances Chang

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