Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Nicholas Quah: New York: 10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
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Lists

The 10 Best Albums of 2023 Time
Best Albums of 2018 Boston Globe

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Ten Best Films of 2020 Jonathan Rosenbaum · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025 Nicholas Quah · New York · Vulture
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Viagr Aboys Viagra Boys
XXX Danny Brown
Can't Rush Greatness Central Cee
Lorem Ipsum Jeff Jakobs
Forever Howlong Black Country, New Road
Life of Pi Ang Lee
The Afrorack Afrorack
Portrait of My Heart Spellling
Certified Copy Abbas Kiarostami
Equus Asinus Men I Trust
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Choke Enough Oklou
Songs from Big Pleasant Big Pleasant

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