Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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David Sims: Atlantic: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023
Christian Science Monitor: The Top 25 Books for 2025
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The Book of Delights

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by Ross Gay

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Best Books of 2019: Shelf Awareness

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The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 11 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s Billboard
The Best TV Shows of 2023 Alison Herman · Variety
The Top 25 Books for 2025 Christian Science Monitor
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 David Sims · Atlantic
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Albums of 2017 In Review Online
The 100 Best Albums of 2023 Rolling Stone

Trending Works

The Trackless Woods Iris DeMent
Red Rooms Pascal Plante
Despairs Had Governed Me Too Long Skogen
Transit Christian Petzold
DX Friendzone
Burning Lee Chang-dong
Dark Waters Todd Haynes
Pauline Kael Brian Kellow
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
Synonyms Nadav Lapid
Goon Tobias Jesso Jr.
Cry Sugar Hudson Mohawke
Blackstar David Bowie
Trifle Lone Taxidermist

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