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.
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  1. Flood: The Best Albums of 2022
  2. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2022
  3. The Alternative: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  4. Northern Transmissions: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  5. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  6. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  7. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  8. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  9. Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2022
  10. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2022
  11. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2022
  12. The Ringer: The 33 Best Albums of 2022
  13. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2022
  14. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
  15. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2022
  16. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2022
  17. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2022
  18. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  19. Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2022
  20. DIY: Albums of 2022
  21. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  22. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  23. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  24. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  25. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2022
  26. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2023
  27. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  28. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  29. NPR Music: Best Albums of 2022
  30. Clash: Albums Of The Year 2022
  31. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2022
  32. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2022

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