Year-End Lists

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

2020
Hanging Tree Guitars - various artists

Dean's List 2020 Robert Christgau

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

Top 100 Albums of 2020 Under the Radar

The Passion Of - Special Interest

93 Favorite Albums Of 2020 Hanif Abdurraqib

Saint Cloud - Waxahatchee

The Top 30 Albums of 2020 Jordan Cronk

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Top 55 Albums of 2020 Brooklyn Vegan

Fountain - Lyra Pramuk

These Are the 12 Best Albums of 2020 British Vogue

Bonny Light Horseman - Bonny Light Horseman

Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2020 No Depression

RTJ4 - Run the Jewels

The Best Hip Hop Albums of 2020 Hip Hop Golden Age

Paid Salvation - A. Swayze & the Ghosts

10 Best Albums of 2020 Observer: Kitty Empire

A Hero's Death - Fontaines D.C.

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Far Out

What's Your Pleasure? - Jessie Ware

50 Best Albums of 2020 The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

Top 30 Albums of 2020 Northern Transmissions

The Best in 2020 Music GCN: Steve Erickson

Microphones in 2020 - The Microphones

Favorite Albums of 2020 Jeremy D. Larson

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

Top 30 Albums of 2020 The Wild Honey Pie

The New Abnormal - The Strokes

Top 25 Albums of 2020 Magnet

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Guardian

Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2020 XXL

Róisín Machine - Róisín Murphy

The 100 Best Albums of 2020 Albumism

Evermore - Taylor Swift

The Best Albums of 2020 Variety: Chris Willman

RTJ4 - Run the Jewels

The Best Albums of 2020 Variety: Andrew Barker

Untitled (Rise) - Sault

The Best Albums of 2020 Variety: Jem Aswad

Microphones in 2020 - The Microphones

Top Ten Albums of 2020 Clémence Polès

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa

Top 13 Albums of 2020 Slate: Chris Molanphy