Year-End Lists

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

The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett

Best Books of 2020: Fiction BookPage

Saint Cloud - Waxahatchee

The Top 30 Albums of 2020 Jordan Cronk

The Glass Hotel - Emily St. John Mandel

The Best Books of 2020 Thrillist

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

The 50 Best Movies of 2020 Paste

Cleanness - Garth Greenwell

The Best Books of 2020 Harper’s Bazaar

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Top 55 Albums of 2020 Brooklyn Vegan

Dick Johnson Is Dead - Kirsten Johnson

Top 10 Films of 2020 Scott Tobias

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Best Books of 2020 Shondaland

The Best Podcasts of 2020 Shondaland

Epicentro - Hubert Sauper

Best Films of 2020 Screen Slate: Susannah Gruder

Best Films of 2020 Screen Slate: Molly Haskell

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

These Are the 12 Best Albums of 2020 British Vogue

Bonny Light Horseman - Bonny Light Horseman

Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2020 No Depression

RTJ4 - Run the Jewels

The Best Hip Hop Albums of 2020 Hip Hop Golden Age

Sound of Metal - Darius Marder

Top Ten Films of 2020 Clémence Polès

Sisters in Hate - Seyward Darby

Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2020 Electric Lit

Pizza Girl - Jean Kyoung Frazier

Favorite Novels of 2020 Electric Lit

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

The Best Films of 2020 A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo

I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

The 15 Best TV Shows of 2020 USA Today: Kelly Lawler

The Best Books of 2020 HuffPost: Claire Fallon

Paid Salvation - A. Swayze & the Ghosts

10 Best Albums of 2020 Observer: Kitty Empire

A Hero's Death - Fontaines D.C.

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Far Out

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

The Best Films of 2020 Sight & Sound Poll: Christina Newland

Siberia - Abel Ferrara

Best Films of 2020 Sight & Sound Poll: Elena Lazic