Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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24 Best Albums of 2021
20 Best Albums of 2020
20 Best Albums of 2019
10 Best TV Shows of 2018
Best Albums of 2017
31 Best TV Shows of 2017

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The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
Fiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
Top 10 Films of 2019 Christy Lemire · RogerEbert.com
Fiction 2026 Women's Prize
100 Notable Books of 2022 New York Times
Nonfiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Movies of 2025 Guardian
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Albums of 2020 The Ringer

Trending Works

Keeper of My Kin Ada Ferrer
Twin Peaks: The Return David Lynch
Lumi Vaientaa Kysymykset Circle of Ouroborus
London Falling Patrick Radden Keefe
The Monsanto Years Neil Young & Promise of the Real
Catastrophe
Best Things First Bjørn Lomborg
Luna, Phoenix, Queen Julie Orringer
Black Folk Could Fly Randall Kenan
Science Without Substance Daniel Barnett
Moon of the Turning Leaves Waubgeshig Rice
2000 Meters to Andriivka Mstyslav Chernov
The Consciousness Instinct Michael S. Gazzaniga
Catch the Devil Pamela Colloff

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