Barack Obama's 2025 List Of Favourite Movies, Music REVEALED - Lady Gaga, Blackpink To Sinners, No Other Choice - See FULL LIST

Barack Obama has revealed his much-awaited annual list of favourite movies, music and books, and it is as diverse as one could imagine. The best of list for 2025 rundown includes films like Sinners, No

Other Choice, One Battle After Another, and The Secret Agent. Meanwhile, among the many, some striking songs that he heard in 2025 were Abracadabra by Lady Gaga, JUMP by K-pop group Blackpink, Sexo, Violencia y Llantas by Rosalía and Nice to Each Other by Olivia Dean. Interestingly, Obama showed bias towards wife Michelle Obama's book, The Look made the cut.. The former US president's annual list of his favourite art highlights his inclination towards pop culture and and picks from across the world.

Barack Obama's picks for best of 2025 list

Obama's year-end favourites featured several classics too, including options suggested by his children like Float by indie darling Jay Som and Jim Adkins, Metal by the Beths, and Sycamore Tree by Khamari, and the new release Pending by Lil Naay and Myke Towers.

Barack Obama's Favourite Movies of 2025

• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• It Was Just an Accident
• Hamnet
• Sentimental Value
• No Other Choice
• The Secret Agent
• Train Dreams
• Jay Kelly
• Good Fortune
• Orwell: 2+2=5

Barack Obama's Favourite Music of 2025

• Nice to Each Other — Olivia Dean
• Luther — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
• TaTaTa — Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott
• JUMP — BLACKPINK
• Faithless — Bruce Springsteen
• Pasayadan — Ganavya
• 99 — Olamidé ft. Daecolm, Seyi Vibez, Asake, & Young Jonn
• Pending — Lil Naay & Myke Towers
• Sexo, Violencia y Llantas — Rosalía
• Metal — The Beths
• Abracadabra — Lady Gaga
• just say dat — Gunna
• The Giver — Chappell Roan
• Aurora — Mora & De La Rose
• Silver Lining — Laufey
• No More Old Men — Chance the Rapper & Jamila Woods
• Bury Me — Jason Isbell
• I Wish I Could Go Travelling Again — Stacey Kent
• Never Felt Better — Everything is Recorded ft. Sampha & Florence Welch
• Please Don’t Cry — Kacy Hill
• Stay — ROE
• In the Name of Love — Victoria Noelle
• Ancient Light — I’m With Her
• Vitamina — Jombriel, DFZM & Jøtta
• Float — Jay Som ft. Jim Adkins
• Ordinary — Alex Warren
• Sycamore Tree — Khamari
• NOKIA — Drake
• En Privado — Xavi & Manuel Turizo
• Not In Surrender — Obongjayar

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Obama's asks for more recommendations

Barack Obama posted the annual list on his offician social media handles with the caption, "As 2025 comes to a close, I'm continuing a tradition that I started during my time in the White House: sharing my annual lists of favorite books, movies, and music. I hope you find something new to enjoy—and please send any recommendations for me to check out!"