Year-End Lists

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

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Kirkus Prize: Fiction 2026
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Guardian: The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025
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Top Ten Albums of 2017
Top 20 Books of 2017

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Best TV Shows of 2025 James Poniewozik · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025 Guardian
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Nonfiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
11 Best Books of 2015 Entertainment Weekly
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
2026 Award The Booker Prize
Fiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

Defiance Loubna Mrie
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Catch the Devil Pamela Colloff
Our Time Carlos Reygadas
Luna, Phoenix, Queen Julie Orringer
Islah Kevin Gates
Cool Machine Colson Whitehead
I Never Learn Lykke Li
A World Appears Michael Pollan
London Falling Patrick Radden Keefe
Horses Jake Skeets
A Hymn to Life Gisèle Pelicot
Keeper of My Kin Ada Ferrer
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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