Year-End Lists

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

The 25 Best Albums of 2025 Time Out

Books

The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time

Books

Best Novels of 2025 Electric Lit

Books

100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times

Books

The Best Nonfiction of 2025 BookPage

Books

The Best Fiction of 2025 BookPage

Books

Best Nonfiction of 2025 Electric Lit

Books

50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025 Washington Post

Poetry

Best Poetry Collections of 2025 Electric Lit

TV Shows

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025 TV Guide

Books

Top 10 Favorite Books of 2025 Chicago Public Library

Books

50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025 Washington Post

Books

The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post

Poetry

Best Poetry of 2025 Financial Times: Maria Crawford

Books

Best Fiction of 2025 Financial Times: Maria Crawford

Books

The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Books

Fiction 2025 National Book Award

Books

Nonfiction 2025 National Book Award

Poetry

Poetry 2025 National Book Award

Music

Top 40 Albums of 2025 Decibel

Music

The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo

Movies

The Best Films of 2025 Economist

Music

Albums of the Year 2025 Rough Trade

Music

80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.