Year-End Lists
A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
Movies
TV Shows
Music
Books
Poetry
Podcasts
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Jordan Cronk: Sight & Sound Poll
:
Best Films of 2026
The Baillie Gifford Prize
:
2026 Award
Decibel
:
Top 40 Albums of 2026
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2020 Music
Chris Willman: Variety: The Best Albums of 2020
20 December 2020
Chris Willman
:
The Best Albums of 2020
, as published by
Variety
Music lists in other years:
2025
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2010s
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2019
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2018
Also from
Variety
in 2020:
Andrew Barker
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Jem Aswad
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Movies
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TV Shows
Taylor Swift
Folklore
Taylor Swift
Evermore
Fiona Apple
Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Bob Dylan
Rough and Rowdy Ways
Dua Lipa
Future Nostalgia
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
Reunions
Haim
Women in Music Pt. III
Phoebe Bridgers
Punisher
Elvis Costello
Hey Clockface
Chloe x Halle
Ungodly Hour
Ashley McBryde
Never Will
And a few more just as honorable
Bettye LaVette
Blackbirds
Brandy Clark
Your Life Is a Record
The Chicks
Gaslighter
Dawes
Good Luck with Whatever
Lucinda Williams
Good Souls Better Angels
Run the Jewels
RTJ4
Margo Price
That's How Rumors Get Started
Sufjan Stevens
The Ascension