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. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2022
  2. BBC Radio 6 Music: Albums of the Year 2022
  3. KCRW: The 22 Best Albums of 2022
  4. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  5. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  6. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
  7. The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2022
  8. Les Inrocks: Top 25 Albums of 2022
  9. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  10. Billboard: Best Albums of 2022
  11. Variety: Jem Aswad: The Best Albums of 2022
  12. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked
  13. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  14. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  15. Okayplayer: 22 Best Albums of 2022
  16. Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2022
  17. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2022
  18. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  19. The Ringer: The 33 Best Albums of 2022
  20. Time: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  21. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2022
  22. Clash: Albums Of The Year 2022
  23. Crack Magazine: The Top 50 Albums of 2022
  24. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  25. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2022
  26. DIY: Albums of 2022
  27. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  28. Flood: The Best Albums of 2022
  29. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2022
  30. NPR Music: Best Albums of 2022
  31. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2022
  32. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2022
  33. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2022
  34. Northern Transmissions: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  35. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  36. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  37. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  38. The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  39. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2022
  40. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2022