Year-End Lists

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

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Uproxx The Best Albums Of 2020

Library Journal Best Poetry of 2020

God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It - Backxwash

Exclaim 50 Best Albums of 2020

The City We Became - N.K. Jemisin

Shelf Awareness Best Books of 2020

The City We Became - N.K. Jemisin

Chicago Public Library Top 20 Books of 2020

Someone New - Helena Deland

Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of 2020

The Good Place

New York Times: Margaret Lyons The Best Shows That Ended in 2020

New York Times: James Poniewozik Best TV Shows of 2020

God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It - Backxwash

Artforum: Sasha Geffen Best Music of 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

IndieWire: Eric Kohn The Best Movies of 2020

Glide 20 Best Albums of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

The Skinny Top 10 Albums of 2020

The Malevolent Volume - Justin Phillip Reed

Washington Post: Troy Jollimore Best Poetry Collections 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

Postcolonial Love Poem - Natalie Diaz

Guardian Best Poetry Books of 2020

Jack - Marilynne Robinson

Guardian Best Fiction of 2020

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Time Best Albums of 2020

No. 1 - Etran de L'Aïr

New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich The Best Music of 2020

Rabbit Hole

Teen Vogue Best Podcasts of 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Time: Stephanie Zacharek The 10 Best Movies of 2020

Ohms - Deftones

Revolver 25 Best Albums of 2020

I May Destroy You - Michaela Coel & Sam Miller

Time: Judy Berman The 10 Best TV Shows of 2020

Last Year in Dachau - Mark Rappaport

Sight & Sound Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum Ten Best Films of 2020