Year-End Lists

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

2020
The Things We Say, the Things We Do - Emmanuel Mouret

Marilou Duponchel: Les Inrocks Top 10 Films of 2020

Adam - Maryam Touzani

Emily Barnett: Les Inrocks Top 10 Films of 2020

Uncut Gems - Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie

Les Inrocks Top 20 Films of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune Top 10 Movies of 2020

Alphabetland - X

Ken Tucker: NPR The Best Albums of 2020

Patrick Ryan: USA Today The 10 Best Albums of 2020

Beanpole - Kantemir Balagov

Sheri Linden: Hollywood Reporter The Best Films of 2020

Never Rarely Sometimes Always - Eliza Hittman

Jon Frosch: Hollywood Reporter The Best Films of 2020

David Byrne's American Utopia - Spike Lee

David Rooney: Hollywood Reporter The Best Films of 2020

Constance Grady: Vox The 15 Best Books of 2020

On the Record - Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering

Candice Frederick: Harper’s Bazaar The Best Films of 2020

Sawayama - Rina Sawayama

Dork Albums of the Year 2020

On the Record - Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering

Harper’s Bazaar The Best Films of 2020

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

DIY Albums of 2020

I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

The Ringer The Best TV Shows of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

A.V. Club The 20 Best Albums of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

IndieWire Best Movies of 2020

Dana Stevens: Slate The Best Movies of 2020

Ungodly Hour - Chloe x Halle

Clash Albums of the Year 2020

Promising Young Woman - Emerald Fennell

Mara Reinstein: Us Weekly The Best Movies of 2020

Dan Kois: Slate The Best Books of 2020

Laura Miller: Slate The Best Books of 2020

Driveways - Andrew Ahn

Randy Myers: Mercury News The Best 10 Movies of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Vinyl Me, Please The 50 Best Albums of 2020