Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
NME: Greatest Albums of the 2010s
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NPR: Music: 2020

The Best Albums of 2020 Ken Tucker · NPR · Fresh Air
The Best Albums of 2020 Ann Powers · NPR · NPR Music
The 50 Best Albums of 2020 NPR · NPR Music

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Greatest Albums of the 2010s NME
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2023 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
50 Best Albums of 2015 FasterLouder
Best Movies of 2025 Alissa Wilkinson · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

From Florida's Finest Sailorr
Predators David Osit
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
M3LL155X FKA twigs
Chronology Qasim Naqv
Paradise Slow Club
Punisher Phoebe Bridgers
Untourable Album Men I Trust
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Ventriloquism Meshell Ndegeocello
Father's Wing Rob Mazurek Quartet
Blackstar David Bowie
Small Axe: Lovers Rock Steve McQueen
A Chaos of Flowers Big Brave

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