Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

Highlights

Music
Untitled (Rise) - Sault

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca The Best Albums of 2020

Music
Long Violent History - Tyler Childers

Holler Albums of the Year 2020

TV Shows
I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

Guardian The 50 Best TV Show of 2020

TV Shows

Daily Beast: Kevin Fallon The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020

Music
Folklore - Taylor Swift

Slate: Brittany Spanos Top 13 Albums of 2020

TV Shows

Barack Obama Favorite TV Shows of 2020

Movies

Barack Obama Favorite Movies of 2020

Movies
She Dies Tomorrow - Amy Seimetz

Sight & Sound Poll: Jourdain Searles Best Films of 2020

Movies
Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

Boston Globe: Ty Burr Best Movies of 2020

Movies
Never Rarely Sometimes Always - Eliza Hittman

A.V. Club: Caroline Siede The Best Films of 2020

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

A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi The Best Films of 2020

Movies
First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

A.V. Club: Noel Murray The Best Films of 2020

Movies
Martin Eden - Pietro Marcello

A.V. Club: Beatrice Loayza The Best Films of 2020

Movies
Kajillionaire - Miranda July

A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger The Best Films of 2020

Movies
Saint Frances - Alex Thompson

A.V. Club: Roxana Hadadi The Best Films of 2020

Movies
I Was at Home, But - Angela Schanelec

A.V. Club: Lawrence Garcia The Best Films of 2020

Movies
The Twentieth Century - Matthew Rankin

A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco The Best Films of 2020

Movies
Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

A.V. Club: Katie Rife The Best Films of 2020

Movies
I'm Thinking of Ending Things - Charlie Kaufman

A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd The Best Films of 2020

Music
Rough and Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan

Ultimate Classic Rock 25 Best Rock Albums of 2020

Movies
Martin Eden - Pietro Marcello

Joshua Rothkopf Top 20 Films of 2020

Books

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2020

Movies
The Painter and the Thief - Benjamin Ree

Vox: Alissa Wilkinson The 25 Best Movies of 2020

TV Shows
I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

Passerby Best Television of 2020

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