Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
The Booker Prize: 2020 Award
Spin: The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s
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by Naomi Shihab Nye

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The Best Poetry Collections of 2019: Washington Post

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s Spin
2020 Award The Booker Prize
Top 100 Albums of 2016 Village Voice · Pazz & Jop
Favorite Films of 2017 Nicole Brenez · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama
The 30 Best Books of 2025 New York Post
Favorite Movies of 2024 Barack Obama
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Alissa Wilkinson · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2022 James Quandt · Artforum

Trending Works

The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn
The Sower of Stars Lois Patiño
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Lakota Nation vs. United States Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli
Slanting Towards the Sea Lidija Hilje
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Us Fools Nora Lange
The Heart That Fed Carl Sciacchitano
XXX Danny Brown
Case Study Graeme Macrae Burnet
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians Radu Jude
Middle Spoon Alejandro Varela
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
Swagger

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