PSA: Audible Just Released Their Best Listens Of The Year List

What’s that sound? More soothing than sleigh bells, more captivating than your neighbor’s lights display, and much better performed than the annual school pageant (sorry, kids): it’s Audible’s Best of the Year list! Like so many multitasking professionals, I’ve become obsessed with discovering new audiobooks and podcasts to entertain me throughout the day — a great listen can make everything from cooking to cleaning to commuting feel like an escape into an exciting new world (it’s honestly become so much a part of my routine that if I leave the house without my headphones, I reach for them like a phantom limb).

But even if you’re brand new to audiobooks and podcasts, there’s no better place to start than Audible, which offers not only a huge selection of best-selling titles and award-winning audio journalism, but also produces its own Audible Originals, which is exclusive content made specifically with listeners in mind.

The end of each year always brings a bevy of best-of lists, but Audible's is distinctly focused on performance, which means it isn’t limited to some highbrow critic’s extremely subjective option. Audible editors carefully curate their picks by poring over the thousands of new titles that entered the store in 2024, and make their selections with a focus on listener experience first and foremost. Great writing is great writing, sure, but as anyone who has been read aloud to knows, it's the performance that can make a story come to life.

So, whether you’re into gripping mysteries, soul-searching memoirs, humor podcasts, or anything in between, Audible’s obsessively curated picks are designed to delight your ears with the absolute best in this year’s audio entertainment. And to make it even easier for you to dive in, we’re highlighting our top ten faves below for your listening pleasure.