Year-End Lists

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

Alphabetland - X

The Best Albums of 2020 Fresh Air: Ken Tucker

Beanpole - Kantemir Balagov

The Best Films of 2020 Hollywood Reporter: Sheri Linden

The 10 Best Albums of 2020 USA Today: Patrick Ryan

Never Rarely Sometimes Always - Eliza Hittman

The Best Films of 2020 Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch

David Byrne's American Utopia - Spike Lee

The Best Films of 2020 Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney

The 15 Best Books of 2020 Vox: Constance Grady

On the Record - Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering

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

Sawayama - Rina Sawayama

Albums of the Year 2020 Dork

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

Albums of 2020 DIY

I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

The Best TV Shows of 2020 The Ringer

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

The 20 Best Albums of 2020 A.V. Club

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

Best Movies of 2020 IndieWire Poll

The Best Movies of 2020 Slate: Dana Stevens

Ungodly Hour - Chloe x Halle

Albums of the Year 2020 Clash

Promising Young Woman - Emerald Fennell

The Best Movies of 2020 Us Weekly: Mara Reinstein

The Best Books of 2020 Slate: Dan Kois

The Best Books of 2020 Slate: Laura Miller

Driveways - Andrew Ahn

The Best 10 Movies of 2020 Mercury News: Randy Myers

Sawayama - Rina Sawayama

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Vinyl Me, Please

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Our Culture

The 25 Best TV Shows of 2020 A.V. Club

My Brilliant Friend

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2020 Hollywood Reporter: Inkoo Kang

Top 10 Shows of 2020 Vulture: Angelica Jade Bastién

Top 10 Shows of 2020 Vulture: Kathryn VanArendonk