Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
FasterLouder: 50 Best Albums of 2015
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Peter Middleton and James Spinney

Notes on Blindness
1. Best Films of 2016: Amber Wilkinson: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
- Best Films of 2016: Mark Kermode: Observer

Trending Lists

Greatest Albums of the 2010s NME
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Movies of 2024 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Alissa Wilkinson · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2023 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times
50 Best Albums of 2015 FasterLouder
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

The Myth of the Happily Ever After Biffy Clyro
Weapons Zach Cregger
Digital Garbage Mudhoney
Blackstar David Bowie
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Predators David Osit
A Ghost of Caribou Alice Henderson
Time Garrett Bradley
Small Axe: Lovers Rock Steve McQueen
Paradise Slow Club
Punisher Phoebe Bridgers
Ambulance Michael Bay
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Father's Wing Rob Mazurek Quartet

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