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. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  2. Artforum: Sasha Geffen: Best Music of 2022
  3. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  4. Jordan Cronk: The Top 30 Albums of 2022
  5. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2022
  6. Northern Transmissions: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  7. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2022
  8. Flood: The Best Albums of 2022
  9. The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2022
  10. Dazed: The 20 Best Albums of 2022
  11. The Ringer: The 33 Best Albums of 2022
  12. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2022
  13. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
  14. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  15. NPR Music: Best Albums of 2022
  16. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  17. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  18. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  19. Crack Magazine: The Top 50 Albums of 2022
  20. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  21. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2022
  22. The Alternative: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  23. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  24. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  25. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2022
  26. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  27. Billboard: Best Albums of 2022
  28. Clash: Albums Of The Year 2022
  29. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022