Year-End Lists

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

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Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard

20,000 Days On Earth
1. 28 Top Movies of 2014: Stephanie Zacharek: Village Voice
2. 21 Best Movies of 2014: Andrew O’Hehir: Salon

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
2025 Dublin Literary Award
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
XXX Danny Brown
Interstellar Christopher Nolan
Magic, Alive! McKinley Dixon
Attack of the Fifty-Foot Centerfold Dorothy Chan
Certain Women Kelly Reichardt
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Cameraperson Kirsten Johnson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Holy Motors Leos Carax
Nocturama Bertrand Bonello
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The BPM Sudan Archives

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