Year-End Lists

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

Music
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

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa

Nick Levine: BBC Best Albums of 2020

Rough and Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan

Mojo 75 Best Albums of 2020

Rough and Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan

Uncut 75 Best Albums of 2020

Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism - Napalm Death

Decibel Top 40 Albums of 2020

Untitled (Black Is) - Sault

Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2020

God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It - Backxwash

Polaris Music Prize 2020 Award

Kiwanuka - Michael Kiwanuka

The Mercury Prize 2020 Award

Anti - Rihanna

Spin The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s

When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? - Billie Eilish

Robert Christgau Dean's List 2019

Goodness - The Hotelier

Jordan Cronk 50 Favorite Albums of the 2010s

Shea Butter Baby - Ari Lennox

Vibe The 30 Best Albums of 2019

Remind Me Tomorrow - Sharon Van Etten

Robin Hilton: NPR Best Albums of 2019

Two Hands - Big Thief

Bob Boilen: NPR Best Albums of 2019