Year-End Lists

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

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Favourite Albums of 2018
27 Albums That Made Our 2017
The Five Best Books of 2017 by Women of Color
Best Albums of 2016
Top 20 Albums of 2015

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Ryan Swen
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Adults
Long Story Short
Second Comin’ Korallreven
Black Box
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
Common Side Effects
Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Zola Janicza Bravo
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg

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