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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BBC Culture: The 50 Best Books of the Year 2022
Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2022
The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2022
Guardian: Mark Kermode: 10 Best Films of 2022
Cinema Scope: Top 10 Films of 2022
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Ashley McBryde
Lindeville
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2022
Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2022
Billboard: Best Albums of 2022
NPR Music: Best Albums of 2022
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2022
Never Will
Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2020
Rolling Stone: Best Albums of 2020
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2020
American Songwriter: Top Albums of 2020
GCN: Steve Erickson: The Best in 2020 Music
Girl Going Nowhere
New York Times: Jon Caramanica: 18 Best Albums of 2018
Variety: Chris Willman: 20 Best Albums of 2018
Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2018
Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2018
Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2018
Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2018
No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2018
Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2018