Year-End Lists

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

Top 10 Shows of 2020 Vulture: Kathryn VanArendonk

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa

Best Albums of 2020 AllMusic

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

The Best Documentaries of 2020 IndieWire

Wicked Enchantment - Wanda Coleman

The Best Poetry of 2020 New York Times: Elisa Gabbert

The 15 Best TV Shows of 2020 Atlantic

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

The 10 Best Films of 2020 Atlantic: David Sims

Top Albums of 2020 American Songwriter

The Best Movies of 2020 Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang

City Hall - Frederick Wiseman

Best Films of 2020 Slant: Ed Gonzalez

Folklore - Taylor Swift

The 10 Best Albums of 2020 Los Angeles Times

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

The Best Films of 2020 Slant

Uncivil War - Shemekia Copeland

The Best Albums of 2020 Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

The Best Films of 2020 Economist

Untitled (Black Is) - Sault

The Best Albums of 2020 Sound Opinions: Greg Kot

Floodlines

The Best Podcasts of 2020 Vulture: Nicholas Quah

RTJ4 - Run the Jewels

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 NME

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

The Best Films of 2020 Sight & Sound Poll

I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

Top 10 Shows of 2020 Vulture: Jen Chaney

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

Top 10 Shows of 2020 Vulture: Matt Zoller Seitz

Bonny Light Horseman - Bonny Light Horseman

Top 20 of 2020 Folk Alley

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

The 45 Best Albums of 2020 The Forty-Five

The 10 Best Books of 2020 Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

The 30 Best Albums of 2020 Spin

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Slant