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. Flood: The Best Albums of 2020
  2. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  3. Hip Hop Golden Age: The Best Hip Hop Albums of 2020
  4. Variety: Andrew Barker: The Best Albums of 2020
  5. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2020
  6. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2020
  7. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  8. The Skinny: Top 10 Albums of 2020
  9. Paste: 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. Entertainment Weekly: The 15 Best Albums of 2020
  13. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2020
  14. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2020
  15. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2020
  16. Northern Transmissions: Top 30 Albums of 2020
  17. KCRW: Top 10 Albums of 2020
  18. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2020
  19. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2020
  20. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2020
  21. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2020
  22. Rolling Stone: Best Albums of 2020
  23. Revolver: 25 Best Albums of 2020
  24. PopMatters: The 60 Best Albums of 2020
  25. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2020
  26. Fresh Air: Ken Tucker: The Best Albums of 2020
  27. New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2020
  28. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2020
  29. Observer: Kitty Empire: 10 Best Albums of 2020
  30. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  31. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked
  32. Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2020
  33. Billboard: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  34. NPR Music: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  35. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  36. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2020
  37. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2020
  38. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: 50 Best Albums of 2020
  39. Clash: Albums of the Year 2020
  40. Complex: The Best Albums of 2020