Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Alan Sepinwall: Rolling Stone: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2021
IndieWire: Top 50 Films of 2013
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
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Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy

by Tiffany Cross

Lists

Best Nonfiction of 2020: Powell's Books

Trending Lists

The 20 Best TV Shows of 2021 Alan Sepinwall · Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Films of 2013 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Flesh and Code
Collisions Alec Nevala-Lee
Open Close Sam Prekop
The Highwomen The Highwomen
Adolescence
Post Pop Depression Iggy Pop
The Sunflower Boys Sam Wachman
Dirt Bill Buford
The Wayfinder Adam Johnson
Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon Chuck D
The Terror End of Beauty Harriet Tubman
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Riding Like the Wind Iris Jamahl Dunkle

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