Year-End Lists

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

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Dublin Literary Award: 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Lists

The Best TV Shows of 2020: Doreen St. Félix: New Yorker
Best TV Shows of 2020: James Poniewozik: New York Times

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times

Trending Works

Bo Burnham: Inside Bo Burnham
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
Stillness in Wonderland Little Simz
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
King of Kings Scott Anderson

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