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. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  2. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2022
  3. Time: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  4. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  5. Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  6. NPR Music: Best Albums of 2022
  7. The Ringer: The 33 Best Albums of 2022
  8. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
  9. Billboard: Best Albums of 2022
  10. Okayplayer: 22 Best Albums of 2022
  11. Clash: Albums Of The Year 2022
  12. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  13. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  14. Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2022
  15. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  16. Crack Magazine: The Top 50 Albums of 2022
  17. The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  18. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022