Year-End Lists

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

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Pitchfork

Small Axe - Steve McQueen

Best Movies of 2020 Washington Post: Ann Hornaday

Luster - Raven Leilani

Our 65 Favorite Books of 2020 Lit Hub

City So Real - Steve James

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2020 Los Angeles Times: Robert Lloyd

I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

The 10 best TV shows of 2020 Los Angeles Times: Lorraine Ali

10 Best Books of 2020 Publishers Weekly

May Our Chambers Be Full - Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou

Top 50 Albums of 2020 Treble

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

The 17 Best Movies of 2020 HuffPost: Matthew Jacobs

Folklore - Taylor Swift

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 Billboard

I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

The Best TV of 2020 Slate: Willa Paskin

What We Do in the Shadows

The Best TV Shows of 2020 Uproxx

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

The 60 Best Albums of 2020 PopMatters

Sawayama - Rina Sawayama

51 Best Albums of 2020 Gigwise

Songs Of An Unknown Tongue - Zara McFarlane

The Best Albums of 2020 NPR Music: Ann Powers

Interior Chinatown - Charles Yu

10 Top Books of 2020 Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

The 15 Best Albums of 2020 Entertainment Weekly

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

The Best Albums of 2020 Slate: Carl Wilson

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Best Albums of 2020 Rolling Stone

Homie - Danez Smith

Best Poetry Books of 2020 Publishers Weekly

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

The 10 Best Movies of 2020 Entertainment Weekly: Leah Greenblatt

How To with John Wilson

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2020 Vanity Fair: Sonia Saraiya

Pass with Care - Cooper Lee Bombardier

Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2020 David Gutowski

Finna - Nate Marshall

Favorite Poetry Collections of 2020 David Gutowski

Workaround - Beatrice Dillon

The Best Music of 2020 Quietus: Jennifer Lucy Allan