Year-End Lists

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

Rough and Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan

Ultimate Classic Rock 25 Best Rock Albums of 2020

Martin Eden - Pietro Marcello

Joshua Rothkopf Top 20 Films of 2020

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2020

The Painter and the Thief - Benjamin Ree

Alissa Wilkinson: Vox The 25 Best Movies of 2020

I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

Passerby Best Television of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Passerby Best Albums of 2020

Luster - Raven Leilani

Passerby Best Books of 2020

Sound of Metal - Darius Marder

Passerby Best Films of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Spectrum Culture Top 20 Albums of 2020

Joshua Rivera: Verge The Best TV Shows of 2020

Atlantic The 16 Best Albums of 2020

Eternal Atake - Lil Uzi Vert

The Ringer The Best Albums of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

Allison Shoemaker: A.V. Club The Best Films of 2020

Katy Waldman: New Yorker My Favorite Fiction of 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

A.V. Club Best Films of 2020

Women in Music Pt. III - Haim

Coup De Main The Best Albums Of 2020

David Byrne's American Utopia - Spike Lee

Odie Henderson: RogerEbert.com Top Ten Films of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

Monica Castillo: RogerEbert.com Top Ten Films of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com Top Ten Films of 2020

Never Rarely Sometimes Always - Eliza Hittman

Spectrum Culture Best Films of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

The Ringer The Best Movies of 2020

Uncanny Valley - Anna Wiener

A.V. Club 15 Favorite Books of 2020

Mrs. America

Noel Murray: Polygon The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Screen Slate Top 20 Films of 2020