Year-End Lists

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

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
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by Dan Kois

Lists

50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2023: Washington Post
The Very Best Books of 2023: Constance Grady: Vox

Trending Lists

Best Books of 2019 Michael Silverblatt · KCRW
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best TV Shows of 2023 Paste
Top 10 Films of 2022 Marilou Duponchel · Les Inrocks
Top 10 Films of 2023 Marilou Duponchel · Les Inrocks
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2024 Washington Post
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Our Share of Night Mariana Enriquez
Sinners Ryan Coogler
XXX Danny Brown
Wake Up Dead Man Rian Johnson
Arise Zara McFarlane
Anatomy of a Fall Justine Triet
Writers & Lovers Lily King
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tomas Alfredson
Communion Park Jiha
Sore Thumb Oso Oso
Never Rarely Sometimes Always Eliza Hittman
Assisted Living Nikanor Teratologen
You Can’t Go Back If There’s Nothing to Go Back To Richmond Fontaine
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor

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