Year-End Lists
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Since 2011, a hand-curated, browsable index of year-end lists of the best music, movies, TV shows, books, poetry, and podcasts.
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New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2025
Effie / Jim Legxacy / Justin Bieber / ...
Effie / Jim Legxacy / Justin Bieber / ...
New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2025
Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2025, as published by The New York Times
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December 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2025
Effie / Jim Legxacy / Justin Bieber / ...
Effie / Jim Legxacy / Justin Bieber / ...
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2025, an annual poll of critics and contributors, published by Sight & Sound Magazine
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December 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Best Albums of 2025
Suede / Tyler Childers / Turnpike Troubadours / Pulp / Sabrina Carpenter / ...
Suede / Tyler Childers / Turnpike Troubadours / Pulp / Sabrina Carpenter / ...
Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Best Albums of 2025
Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Best Albums of 2025. The full list of 99 albums is available to his newsletter subscribers.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Best Albums of 2025
Suede / Tyler Childers / Turnpike Troubadours / Pulp / Sabrina Carpenter / ...
Suede / Tyler Childers / Turnpike Troubadours / Pulp / Sabrina Carpenter / ...
Atlantic: The Best Books of 2025
Atlantic: The Best Books of 2025
The Atlantic: The Best Books of 2025, which they're calling "The Atlantic 10" and "the books that made us think the most this year"
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December 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Atlantic: The Best Books of 2025
Slate: Laura Miller: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Slate: Laura Miller: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Laura Miller: The 10 Best Books of 2025, as published by Slate
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December 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Slate: Laura Miller: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Complex: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Bad Bunny / Playboi Carti / Clipse / Justin Bieber / Jim Legxacy / ...
Bad Bunny / Playboi Carti / Clipse / Justin Bieber / Jim Legxacy / ...
Complex: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Complex: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Complex: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Bad Bunny / Playboi Carti / Clipse / Justin Bieber / Jim Legxacy / ...
Bad Bunny / Playboi Carti / Clipse / Justin Bieber / Jim Legxacy / ...
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
The New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025, a list of "essential reads" that accompanies a long list of further recommendations
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December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Christopher Borrelli: The 10 Best Books of 2025, as published by The Chicago Tribune, in no order
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December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Independent: Martin Chilton: Best Books of 2025
Independent: Martin Chilton: Best Books of 2025
Martin Chilton: Best Books of 2025, as published by The Independent
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December 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Independent: Martin Chilton: Best Books of 2025
AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Movies of 2025
AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Movies of 2025
Lindsey Bahr: Best Movies of 2025, as published by Associated Press
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December 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Movies of 2025
Time: Jenn Pelly: The 10 Best Albums of 2025
Time: Jenn Pelly: The 10 Best Albums of 2025
Jenn Pelly: The 10 Best Albums of 2025, as published by Time Magazine
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December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Time: Jenn Pelly: The 10 Best Albums of 2025
New York Times: James Poniewozik: Best TV Shows of 2025
New York Times: James Poniewozik: Best TV Shows of 2025
James Poniewozik: Best TV Shows of 2025, as published by The New York Times and arranged somewhat alphabetically but in pairs
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December 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
New York Times: James Poniewozik: Best TV Shows of 2025
Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2025, as published by Time Magazine
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December 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
USA Today: Kelly Lawler: Best TV Shows of 2025
USA Today: Kelly Lawler: Best TV Shows of 2025
Kelly Lawler: Best TV Shows of 2025, as published by USA Today
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December 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
USA Today: Kelly Lawler: Best TV Shows of 2025
The Skinny: Albums of 2025
CMAT / Geese / Oklou / ...
CMAT / Geese / Oklou / ...
The Skinny: Albums of 2025
The Skinny: Albums of 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Skinny: Albums of 2025
CMAT / Geese / Oklou / ...
CMAT / Geese / Oklou / ...
Vulture: John Waters: The Best Movies of 2025
Vulture: John Waters: The Best Movies of 2025
John Waters: The Best Movies of 2025, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture
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December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Vulture: John Waters: The Best Movies of 2025
Holler: The Best Country Music Albums of 2025
Holler: The Best Country Music Albums of 2025
Holler: The Best Country Music Albums of 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Holler: The Best Country Music Albums of 2025
IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2025
IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2025
IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2025
Lit Hub: 43 Favorite Books of 2025
Lit Hub: 43 Favorite Books of 2025
Literary Hub: 43 Favorite Books of 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Lit Hub: 43 Favorite Books of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
The Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
AP: Top Albums of 2025
AP: Top Albums of 2025
Associated Press: Top Albums of 2025, in no particular order
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December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
AP: Top Albums of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Bad Bunny / Lady Gaga / Rosalía / Dijon / Geese / Clipse / ...
Bad Bunny / Lady Gaga / Rosalía / Dijon / Geese / Clipse / ...
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Bad Bunny / Lady Gaga / Rosalía / Dijon / Geese / Clipse / ...
Bad Bunny / Lady Gaga / Rosalía / Dijon / Geese / Clipse / ...
The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2025
Lily Allen / Rosalía / Jade / CMAT / Jay Som / ...
Lily Allen / Rosalía / Jade / CMAT / Jay Som / ...
The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2025
The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2025
Lily Allen / Rosalía / Jade / CMAT / Jay Som / ...
Lily Allen / Rosalía / Jade / CMAT / Jay Som / ...
Coup De Main: The Best Albums of 2025
Hayley Williams / Dijon / Djo / ...
Hayley Williams / Dijon / Djo / ...
Coup De Main: The Best Albums of 2025
Coup De Main Magazine: The Best Albums of 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Coup De Main: The Best Albums of 2025
Hayley Williams / Dijon / Djo / ...
Hayley Williams / Dijon / Djo / ...
Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Billy Woods / Deafheaven / FKA twigs / Wednesday / The Armed / ...
Billy Woods / Deafheaven / FKA twigs / Wednesday / The Armed / ...
Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Billy Woods / Deafheaven / FKA twigs / Wednesday / The Armed / ...
Billy Woods / Deafheaven / FKA twigs / Wednesday / The Armed / ...