Year-End Lists

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

Music

Patrick Ryan: USA Today The 10 Best Albums of 2020

Sawayama - Rina Sawayama

Dork Albums of the Year 2020

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

DIY Albums of 2020

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Rob Sheffield: Rolling Stone Top 20 Albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

A.V. Club The 20 Best Albums of 2020

Ungodly Hour - Chloe x Halle

Clash Albums of the Year 2020

Sawayama - Rina Sawayama

Vinyl Me, Please The 50 Best Albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Our Culture The 50 Best Albums of 2020

Workaround - Beatrice Dillon

AllMusic Best Albums of 2020

American Songwriter Top Albums of 2020

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Los Angeles Times The 10 Best Albums of 2020

Uncivil War - Shemekia Copeland

Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions The Best Albums of 2020

Untitled (Rise) - Sault

Greg Kot: Sound Opinions The Best Albums of 2020

Empty Horses - Tobin Sprout

Dennis Cooper Favorite Music of 2020

RTJ4 - Run the Jewels

NME The 50 Best Albums of 2020

This Joy - Resistance Revival Chorus

Folk Alley Top 20 of 2020

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

The Forty-Five The 45 Best Albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Spin The 30 Best Albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Slant The 50 Best Albums of 2020

The Dream - Hailey Whitters

Marissa R. Moss: Stereogum The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2020

Anime, Trauma and Divorce - Open Mike Eagle

Beats Per Minute Top 50 Albums of 2020

Sheldon Pearce: New Yorker My Thirty Favorite Albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Craig Jenkins: New York The Best Albums of 2020

Untitled (Rise) - Sault

Vice: Noisey The 100 Best Albums of 2020