Check out President Obama’s favorite films, books, and music of 2025
Explore the stories and art that inspired President Obama this year.
President Obama’s annual favorites list is back for 2025! From page-turning books and blockbuster films to soul-feeding music, explore the stories and creators that captured his attention this year.
President Obama’s favorite books of 2025
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The Look
Michelle Obama
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Paper Girl
Beth Macy
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Flashlight
Susan Choi
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We the People
Jill Lepore
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The Wilderness
Angela Flournoy
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There is No Place for Us
Brian Goldstone
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North Sun
Ethan Rutherford
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1929
Andrew Ross Sorkin
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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
Kiran Desai
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Dead and Alive
Zadie Smith
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What We Can Know
Ian McEwan
President Obama’s favorite films of 2025
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One Battle After Another
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Sinners
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It Was Just an Accident
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Hamnet
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Sentimental Value
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No Other Choice
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The Secret Agent
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Train Dreams
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Jay Kelly
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Good Fortune
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Orwell: 2+2=5
President Obama’s favorite music of 2025
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Nice to Each Other
Olivia Dean
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Luther
Kendrick Lamar & SZA
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TaTaTa
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott
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JUMP
Blackpink
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Faithless
Bruce Springsteen
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Pasayadan
Ganavya
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99
Olamide
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Pending
Lil Naay & Myke Towers
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Sexo, Violencia y, Llantas
Rosalía
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Metal
The Beths
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Abracadabra
Lady Gaga
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just say dat
Gunna
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The Giver
Chappell Roan
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AURORA
Mora & De La Rose
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Silver Lining
Laufey
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No More Old Men
Chance the Rapper & Jamila Woods
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Bury Me
Jason Isbell
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I Wish I Could Go Travelling Again
Stacey Kent
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Never Felt Better
Everything Is Recorded ft. Sampha & Florence Welch
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Please Don’t Cry
Kacy Hill
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Stay
ROE
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In the Name of Love
Victoria Noelle
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Ancient Light
I’m With Her
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Vitamina
Jombriel, DFZM & Jøtta
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Float
Jay Som ft. Jim Adkins
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Ordinary
Alex Warren
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Sycamore Tree
Khamari
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NOKIA
Drake
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En Privado
Xavi & Manuel Turizo
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Not In Surrender
Obongjayar
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