Year-End Lists

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

2020
Rock Sutra - Sun Araw

Jennifer Lucy Allan: Quietus The Best Music of 2020

Sawayama - Rina Sawayama

The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Lindsay Zoladz: New York Times Best Albums of 2020

Southside - Sam Hunt

Jon Caramanica: New York Times Best Albums of 2020

The Ascension - Sufjan Stevens

Jon Pareles: New York Times Best Albums of 2020

Untitled (Black Is) - Sault

NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Consequence Top 50 Albums of 2020

After Hours - The Weeknd

Complex The Best Albums of 2020

The New Abnormal - The Strokes

Les Inrocks Our Top 100 Albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Stereogum The 50 Best Albums Of 2020

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Uproxx The Best Albums Of 2020

God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It - Backxwash

Exclaim 50 Best Albums of 2020

Someone New - Helena Deland

Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of 2020

God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It - Backxwash

Sasha Geffen: Artforum Best Music of 2020

Glide 20 Best Albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

The Skinny Top 10 Albums of 2020

Dances / Curses - Hey Colossus

Quietus Albums of the Year 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2020

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Time Best Albums of 2020

No. 1 - Etran de L'Aïr

Amanda Petrusich: New Yorker The Best Music of 2020

Ohms - Deftones

Revolver 25 Best Albums of 2020

Perfume Genius: Artforum Best Music of 2020

Ungodly Hour - Chloe x Halle

Nick Levine: BBC Best Albums of 2020

Rough and Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan

Mojo 75 Best Albums of 2020