Year-End Lists

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

Memorial - Bryan Washington

Refinery29 Best Books of 2020

I Was Waiting to See What You Would Do First - Angie Mazakis

Boston Globe Best Poetry of 2020

Boston Globe Best Books of 2020

I'm Thinking of Ending Things - Charlie Kaufman

Sean Burns: WBUR The 10 Best Films from 2020

Small Axe - Steve McQueen

Little White Lies The 30 Best Films of 2020

Da 5 Bloods - Spike Lee

Matt Singer: ScreenCrush The Best Movies of 2020

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Chris Willman: Variety The Best Albums of 2020

RTJ4 - Run the Jewels

Andrew Barker: Variety The Best Albums of 2020

Untitled (Rise) - Sault

Jem Aswad: Variety The Best Albums of 2020

Microphones in 2020 - The Microphones

Clémence Polès Farhang Top Ten Albums of 2020

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa

Chris Molanphy: Slate Top 13 Albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Uproxx Best Albums of 2020

Saint Cloud - Waxahatchee

Steven Hyden: Uproxx Favorite Albums of 2020

Joshua Rivera: Verge The Best Movies of 2020

Untitled (Rise) - Sault

KCRW Top 10 Albums of 2020

Transcendent Kingdom - Yaa Gyasi

Vanity Fair The 15 Best Books of 2020

Rolling Stone Best Podcasts of 2020

This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection - Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

Ela Bittencourt: Sight & Sound The Best Films of 2020

Untitled (Black Is) - Sault

Dan DeLuca: The Philadelphia Inquirer The Best Albums of 2020

Long Violent History - Tyler Childers

Holler Albums of the Year 2020

I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

Guardian The 50 Best TV Show of 2020

Kevin Fallon: Daily Beast The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Brittany Spanos: Slate Top 13 Albums of 2020

Barack Obama Favorite TV Shows of 2020