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. The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2020
  2. The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2020
  3. Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2020
  4. Northern Transmissions: Top 30 Albums of 2020
  5. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2020
  6. PopMatters: The 60 Best Albums of 2020
  7. DIY: Albums of 2020
  8. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Albums of 2020
  9. Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2020
  10. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  11. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2020
  12. Rough Trade: Albums of the Year 2020
  13. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  14. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2020
  15. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  16. The Skinny: Top 10 Albums of 2020
  17. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2020
  18. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  19. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2020
  20. Clash: Albums of the Year 2020
  21. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2020
  22. No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2020
  23. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  24. NPR Music: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  25. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked
  26. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  27. Flood: The Best Albums of 2020
  28. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2020
  29. Variety: Jem Aswad: The Best Albums of 2020
  30. Artforum: Perfume Genius: Best Music of 2020
  31. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2020
  32. Spin: The 30 Best Albums of 2020
  33. USA Today: Patrick Ryan: The 10 Best Albums of 2020
  34. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  35. Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2020
  36. Hanif Abdurraqib: 93 Favorite Albums Of 2020
  37. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2020
  38. Rolling Stone: Best Albums of 2020
  39. New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2020
  40. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2020
  41. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  42. Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2020
  43. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2020
  44. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  45. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  46. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  47. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2020
  48. Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2020
  49. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: 50 Best Albums of 2020
  50. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2020