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. Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  2. Washington Post: Chris Richards: Top 10 Albums of 2022
  3. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  4. Hollywood Reporter: Mesfin Fekadu: The Best Albums of 2022
  5. Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  6. Rolling Stone: Brittany Spanos: Best Music of 2022
  7. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  8. The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2022
  9. Flood: The Best Albums of 2022
  10. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  11. NPR Music: Best Albums of 2022
  12. Dazed: The 20 Best Albums of 2022
  13. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  14. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2022
  15. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  16. Billboard: Best Albums of 2022
  17. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
  18. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  19. Clash: Albums Of The Year 2022
  20. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  21. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2022
  22. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

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