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. Wired: Jason Parham: The 12 Best Albums of 2022
  2. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2022
  3. Okayplayer: 22 Best Albums of 2022
  4. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2022
  5. Clash: Albums Of The Year 2022
  6. NPR Music: Ann Powers: Top 20 Albums Of 2022
  7. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
  8. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  9. The Ringer: The 33 Best Albums of 2022
  10. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  11. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2022

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.