Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

Lists

  1. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  2. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2020
  3. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  4. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  5. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  6. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2020
  7. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2020
  8. The Skinny: Top 10 Albums of 2020
  9. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2020
  10. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2020
  11. Spin: The 30 Best Albums of 2020
  12. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  13. Entertainment Weekly: The 15 Best Albums of 2020
  14. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2020
  15. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2020
  16. New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2020
  17. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2020
  18. Flood: The Best Albums of 2020
  19. Rolling Stone: Best Albums of 2020
  20. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2020
  21. PopMatters: The 60 Best Albums of 2020
  22. Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2020
  23. NPR Music: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  24. Los Angeles Times: The 10 Best Albums of 2020
  25. KCRW: Top 10 Albums of 2020
  26. Northern Transmissions: Top 30 Albums of 2020
  27. Slate: Chris Molanphy: Top 13 Albums of 2020
  28. Time: Best Albums of 2020
  29. DIY: Albums of 2020
  30. The Ringer: The Best Albums of 2020
  31. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2020
  32. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2020
  33. New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2020
  34. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  35. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2020
  36. Slate: Brittany Spanos: Top 13 Albums of 2020
  37. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  38. Fresh Air: Ken Tucker: The Best Albums of 2020
  39. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2020
  40. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  41. Observer: Kitty Empire: 10 Best Albums of 2020
  42. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2020
  43. Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2020
  44. Artforum: Perfume Genius: Best Music of 2020
  45. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  46. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked
  47. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2020
  48. Hanif Abdurraqib: 93 Favorite Albums Of 2020
  49. Clash: Albums of the Year 2020
  50. Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2020
  51. No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2020
  52. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2020
  53. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2020
  54. Complex: The Best Albums of 2020
  55. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  56. Les Inrocks: Our Top 100 Albums of 2020