Year-End Lists

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

2020
Folklore - Taylor Swift

Los Angeles Times The 10 Best Albums of 2020

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets - Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross

Slant The Best Films of 2020

Uncivil War - Shemekia Copeland

Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis The Best Albums of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

Economist The Best Films of 2020

Untitled (Rise) - Sault

Sound Opinions: Greg Kot The Best Albums of 2020

Floodlines

Vulture: Nicholas Quah The Best Podcasts of 2020

RTJ4 - Run the Jewels

NME The 50 Best Albums of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

Sight & Sound Poll The Best Films of 2020

I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

Vulture: Jen Chaney Top 10 Shows of 2020

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

Vulture: Matt Zoller Seitz Top 10 Shows of 2020

Formations - Hawktail

Folk Alley Top 20 of 2020

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

The Forty-Five The 45 Best Albums of 2020

Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli The 10 Best Books of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Spin The 30 Best Albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Slant The 50 Best Albums of 2020

New Yorker: Doreen St. Félix The Best TV Shows of 2020

The Undocumented Americans - Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Vulture: Molly Young The 10 Best Books of 2020

The Dream - Hailey Whitters

Stereogum: Marissa R. Moss The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2020

Anime, Trauma and Divorce - Open Mike Eagle

Beats Per Minute Top 50 Albums of 2020

New Yorker: Sheldon Pearce My Thirty Favorite Albums of 2020

Transcendent Kingdom - Yaa Gyasi

Wall Street Journal The 10 Best Books of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Vulture: Craig Jenkins The Best Albums of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

AP: Lindsey Bahr Best Films of 2020

Floodlines

New Yorker: Sarah Larson The Best Podcasts of 2020