Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Inkoo Kang: New Yorker: The Best TV Shows of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
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Suzannah Herbert

Natchez
1. Best Films of 2025: In Review Online
Wrestle
1. 10 Best Movies of 2018: John Beifuss: Memphis Commercial Appeal

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Inkoo Kang · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2023 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

New Threats from the Soul Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Descent & Other Poems Timothy Ogene
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Lady Bird Greta Gerwig
We the People Jill Lepore
If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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