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. Clash: Albums Of The Year 2022
  2. Rolling Stone: Brittany Spanos: Best Music of 2022
  3. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2022
  4. Guardian: Kitty Empire: 10 Best Albums of 2022
  5. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  6. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2022
  7. New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2022
  8. Wired: Jason Parham: The 12 Best Albums of 2022
  9. Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  10. NPR Music: Best Albums of 2022
  11. Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2022
  12. The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2022
  13. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2022
  14. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  15. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  16. The Ringer: The 33 Best Albums of 2022
  17. Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  18. Chron: Nina Hernandez: The Best Albums of 2022
  19. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  20. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  21. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2022
  22. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2022
  23. Billboard: Best Albums of 2022
  24. Okayplayer: 22 Best Albums of 2022
  25. Consequence: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  26. NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  27. Time: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  28. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked
  29. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2022
  30. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2022
  31. USA Today: The 10 Best Albums of 2022
  32. Albumism: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
  33. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2022
  34. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  35. Bitter Southerner: Best Southern Albums of 2022
  36. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  37. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2022
  38. Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2022
  39. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2022
  40. Flood: The Best Albums of 2022
  41. Northern Transmissions: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  42. Loud And Quiet: Albums of the Year 2022
  43. KCRW: The 22 Best Albums of 2022
  44. DIY: Albums of 2022
  45. The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2022
  46. Gigwise: 51 Best Albums of 2022
  47. Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2022
  48. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2022
  49. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2022
  50. Quietus: Albums of the Year 2022