Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2023
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2019
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The Life and Times of Barney Frank

by Eric Orner

Lists

Best Nonfiction of 2022: Powell's Books

Trending Lists

Best Fiction of 2025 Maria Crawford · Financial Times
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Our Top Films of 2025 Les Inrocks
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Boston Globe
The 25 Best Films of 2024 A.V. Club
The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times
50 Best Albums of 2011 Rolling Stone

Trending Works

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Dean Fleischer Camp
Borrasca
Invention Courtney Stephens
Murder on Sex Island
Tomboy Panda Bear
The House That Jack Built Lars von Trier
A Hologram for the King Tom Tykwer
The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary
All the Cities of the North Dane Komljen
The Serpent
Empire of Light Sam Mendes
Frankenstein Guillermo del Toro
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Who Is Government? Michael Lewis

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