Year-End Lists

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

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Maureen Corrigan: NPR: 10 Favorite Books of 2025
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Abbas Fahdel

Tales of the Purple House
- Top Ten Films of 2022: Jordan Cronk
Homeland (Iraq Year Zero)
- Best Movies of 2016: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll

Trending Lists

80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Ten Best Films of 2020 Jonathan Rosenbaum · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025 Nicholas Quah · New York · Vulture
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Soul Pete Docter
Equus Asinus Men I Trust
The Sword & The Soaring Navy Blue
Anth01 Jacques Greene
Star Line Chance the Rapper
Songs from Big Pleasant Big Pleasant
Can't Rush Greatness Central Cee
Indignation James Schamus
Portrait of My Heart Spellling
Bury the Key Tops
Lorem Ipsum Jeff Jakobs
The Afrorack Afrorack
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Matt Shakman
KicK iii Arca

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