Year-End Lists

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

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Consequence: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2024
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Lists

20 Favorite Movies of 2015
10 Best Movies of 2012 Entertainment Weekly

Trending Lists

Best Albums of 2024 Jon Pareles · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
10 Best Books of 2025 Publishers Weekly
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Pitchfork
The 25 Best Films of 2025 Slant
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best TV Shows of 2025 Consequence

Trending Works

In the Summers Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio
Doga Juana Molina
Stranger Things
Atom Heart Mother Ali Ahmadzadeh
Patriot
Moana with Sound (1980) Robert J. Flaherty and Frances H. Flaherty
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
The Terrorizers Edward Yang
The Breaker Little Big Town
House of the Dragon
Not Here/Not Now Swans
A Hologram for the King Tom Tykwer
Declaration of War Valérie Donzelli
Instant Life Anja Dornieden, Juan David González Monroy, Andrew Kim

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