Year-End Lists

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

2020
Wicked Enchantment - Wanda Coleman

Washington Post: Troy Jollimore Best Poetry Collections of 2020

Dances / Curses - Hey Colossus

Quietus Albums of the Year 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2020

Postcolonial Love Poem - Natalie Diaz

Guardian Best Poetry Books of 2020

The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again - M. John Harrison

Guardian Best Fiction of 2020

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Time Best Albums of 2020

No. 1 - Etran de L'Aïr

New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich The Best Music of 2020

Staying In with Emily & Kumail

Teen Vogue Best Podcasts of 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Time: Stephanie Zacharek The 10 Best Movies of 2020

Ohms - Deftones

Revolver 25 Best Albums of 2020

I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

Time: Judy Berman The 10 Best TV Shows of 2020

Last Year in Dachau - Mark Rappaport

Sight & Sound Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum Ten Best Films of 2020

IndieWire: Ben Travers The Best TV Series of 2020

Temporary - Hilary Leichter

New York Public Library Top 10 Books of 2020

Finna - Nate Marshall

New York Public Library Top 10 Poetry Books of 2020

Artforum: Perfume Genius Best Music of 2020

Shakedown - Leilah Weinraub

Artforum: Cassie da Costa 10 Best Films of 2020

Artforum: Erika Balsom 10 Best Films of 2020

The Woman Who Ran - Hong Sang-soo

Artforum: James Quandt 10 Best Films of 2020

Artforum: Amy Taubin 10 Best Films of 2020

Butt Boy - Tyler Cornack

Artforum: John Waters 10 Best Films of 2020

The Glass Hotel - Emily St. John Mandel

BBC Culture: Lindsay Baker The Best Books of the Year 2020

New York Times The 10 Best Books of 2020

Nice White Parents

Time: Eliana Dockterman The 10 Best Podcasts of 2020