Year-End Lists

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

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The Rest Is History: Mary, Queen of Scots

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9 Podcasts That Made Us Stop and Really Listen in 2025: New York Times

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The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2024 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
123 Favorite Albums Of 2024 Hanif Abdurraqib
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

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Félicité Alain Gomis
Hustle Jeremiah Zagar
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross
Getting Killed Geese
The Ugly Stepsister Emilie Blichfeldt
Room 25 Noname
Gladiator II Ridley Scott
A Grain of Wheat Ngugi wa Thiong'o
This Is the Sonics The Sonics
Floral Shoppe Macintosh Plus
Sub-Lingual Tablet The Fall
Temporary Happiness Mock & Toof
Silver Bullets Joe Swanberg
Sinners Ryan Coogler

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