Year-End Lists

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

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Top 10 Albums of 2020 The Skinny

The Malevolent Volume - Justin Phillip Reed

Best Poetry Collections of 2020 Washington Post: Troy Jollimore

Albums of the Year 2020 Quietus

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Paste

Postcolonial Love Poem - Natalie Diaz

Best Poetry Books of 2020 Guardian

Little Eyes - Samanta Schweblin

Best Fiction of 2020 Guardian

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Best Albums of 2020 Time

The Best Music of 2020 New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich

You Must Remember This: Polly Platt - Karina Longworth

Best Podcasts of 2020 Teen Vogue

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

The 10 Best Movies of 2020 Time: Stephanie Zacharek

Ohms - Deftones

25 Best Albums of 2020 Revolver

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2020 Time: Judy Berman

Last Year in Dachau - Mark Rappaport

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

The Best TV Series of 2020 IndieWire: Ben Travers

Top 10 Books of 2020 New York Public Library

Top 10 Poetry Books of 2020 New York Public Library

Best Music of 2020 Artforum: Perfume Genius

Shakedown - Leilah Weinraub

10 Best Films of 2020 Artforum: Cassie da Costa

10 Best Films of 2020 Artforum: Erika Balsom

The Woman Who Ran - Hong Sang-soo

10 Best Films of 2020 Artforum: James Quandt

10 Best Films of 2020 Artforum: Amy Taubin

Butt Boy - Tyler Cornack

10 Best Films of 2020 Artforum: John Waters

A Promised Land - Barack Obama

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

The 10 Best Books of 2020 New York Times