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. USA Today: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  2. Rolling Stone: Brittany Spanos: Best Music of 2022
  3. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  4. Hollywood Reporter: Mesfin Fekadu: The Best Albums of 2022
  5. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  6. Billboard: Best Albums of 2022
  7. DIY: Albums of 2022
  8. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  9. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2022
  10. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  11. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
  12. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  13. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  14. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2022
  15. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2022
  16. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2022
  17. Hanif Abdurraqib: 100 Favorite Albums of 2022