Year-End Lists

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

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Hanif Abdurraqib: 115 Favorite Albums Of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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These Precious Days

by Ann Patchett

Lists

20 Favorite Books of 2021: Oprah Daily

Nonfiction 2022: Kirkus Reviews: Kirkus Prize
Favorite Books of 2021: Barack Obama
The Best Books of 2021: USA Today

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
115 Favorite Albums Of 2025 Hanif Abdurraqib
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sable, Fable Bon Iver
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
HAGEN Titanic
Insecure Men Insecure Men
Afterparties Anthony Veasna So
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Gone Girl David Fincher
The Lowdown
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You Ethel Cain
XXX Danny Brown

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