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.

2022

the i: The 10 Best Films of 2022

28 December 2022

Decision to Leave - Park Chan-wook

the i: The 10 Best Films of 2022, compiled by Christina Newland and Geoffrey Macnab

The Alternative: Top 50 Albums of 2022

28 December 2022

Blue Rev - Alvvays

The Alternative: Top 50 Albums of 2022

[see also 202320182017]

Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

28 December 2022

Renaissance - Beyoncé

The Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

[see also 20232021202020192018201720152014201320122011]

Peter Labuza: Favorite Films of 2022

28 December 2022

Benediction - Terence Davies

Peter Labuza: Favorite Films of 2022, as posted to Twitter where they're intriguingly paired with thematically resonant first-time watches and accompanied by an extensive list of films of interest, old and new

[see also 20172016]

Deadline: Valerie Complex: Best Films of 2022

28 December 2022

Saint Omer - Alice Diop

Valerie Complex: Best Films of 2022, as published by Deadline Hollywood

New Statesman: Ellen Peirson-Hagger: The Best Poetry Books of 2022

28 December 2022

Time Is a Mother - Ocean Vuong

Ellen Peirson-Hagger: The Best Poetry Books of 2022, as published by New Statesman

Guardian: The Best Poetry Books of 2022

28 December 2022

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head - Warsan Shire

The Guardian: The Best Poetry Books of 2022, written up by Rishi Dastidar

[see also 2020]

Aquarium Drunkard: 2022 Year in Review

28 December 2022

Echo's Reach - Isla Craig

Aquarium Drunkard: 2022 Year in Review. "As always, our list is unranked and unruly," they write about their 200+ entries.

[see also 2023201420132012]

Salt Lake City Weekly: Scott Renshaw: Best Movies of 2022

28 December 2022

The Banshees of Inisherin - Martin McDonagh

Scott Renshaw: Best Movies of 2022, as published by Salt Lake City Weekly

[see also 2023]

Tone Glow: Our Favorite Albums, 2022

27 December 2022

Living Torch - Kali Malone

Tone Glow: Our Favorite Albums, 2022 as voted by their writers and grouped by the number of votes each received

[see also 20232021]

Received Six Votes

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Received Two Votes