Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

Lists

  1. Bitter Southerner: Best Southern Albums of 2022
  2. Variety: Jem Aswad: The Best Albums of 2022
  3. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2022
  4. Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  5. Northern Transmissions: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  6. Autostraddle: Julie Gentile: Eight of the Best Queer Albums of 2022
  7. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2022
  8. Time: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  9. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  10. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  11. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  12. The Ringer: The 33 Best Albums of 2022
  13. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  14. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2022
  15. No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2022
  16. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  17. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2022
  18. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  19. Flood: The Best Albums of 2022
  20. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  21. NPR Music: Best Albums of 2022
  22. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
  23. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked
  24. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  25. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2022
  26. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2022