Year-End Lists

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

2020
David Byrne's American Utopia - Spike Lee

RogerEbert.com: Odie Henderson Top Ten Films of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

RogerEbert.com: Monica Castillo Top Ten Films of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico Top Ten Films of 2020

Sound of Metal - Darius Marder

Spectrum Culture Best Films of 2020

Small Axe: Mangrove - Steve McQueen

The Ringer The Best Movies of 2020

Jack - Marilynne Robinson

A.V. Club 15 Favorite Books of 2020

Mrs. America

Polygon: Noel Murray The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Screen Slate Top 20 Films of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

RogerEbert.com The Ten Best Films of 2020

The Glass Hotel - Emily St. John Mandel

Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Books of 2020

Dick Johnson Is Dead - Kirsten Johnson

Esquire: Nick Schager The Best Movies of 2020

The Things We Say, the Things We Do - Emmanuel Mouret

Les Inrocks: Murielle Joudet Top 7 Films of 2020

The Things We Say, the Things We Do - Emmanuel Mouret

Les Inrocks: Marilou Duponchel Top 10 Films of 2020

Adam - Maryam Touzani

Les Inrocks: Emily Barnett Top 10 Films of 2020

Uncut Gems - Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie

Les Inrocks Top 20 Films of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips Top 10 Movies of 2020

Alphabetland - X

Fresh Air: Ken Tucker The Best Albums of 2020

Beanpole - Kantemir Balagov

Hollywood Reporter: Sheri Linden The Best Films of 2020

USA Today: Patrick Ryan The 10 Best Albums of 2020

Never Rarely Sometimes Always - Eliza Hittman

Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch The Best Films of 2020

David Byrne's American Utopia - Spike Lee

Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney The Best Films of 2020

Vox: Constance Grady The 15 Best Books of 2020

On the Record - Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering

Harper’s Bazaar: Candice Frederick The Best Films of 2020

Sawayama - Rina Sawayama

Dork Albums of the Year 2020