Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

Highlights

Movies
Decision to Leave - Park Chan-wook

The i Paper The 10 Best Films of 2022

Movies
Crimes of the Future - David Cronenberg

In Review Online Top 25 Films of 2022

Music
Blue Rev - Alvvays

The Alternative Top 50 Albums of 2022

Music
Renaissance - Beyoncé

Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2022

Movies
Benediction - Terence Davies

Peter Labuza Favorite Films of 2022

Movies
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Deadline: Valerie Complex Best Films of 2022

Poetry
Time Is a Mother - Ocean Vuong

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

Poetry
The Trees Witness Everything - Victoria Chang

Guardian The Best Poetry Books of 2022

Music
In These Times - Makaya McCraven

Aquarium Drunkard 2022 Year in Review

Movies
The Banshees of Inisherin - Martin McDonagh

Salt Lake City Weekly: Scott Renshaw Best Movies of 2022

Music
Living Torch - Kali Malone

Tone Glow Our Favorite Albums, 2022

Music
Hellfire - black midi

GCN: Steve Erickson The Best Music of 2022

Movies
Jackass Forever - Jeff Tremaine

GCN: Steve Erickson Top Films of 2022

Music
Born At The Disco - Jennifer O'Connor

Sasha Frere-Jones 2022 in Music

Music
Renaissance - Beyoncé

Wired: Jason Parham The 12 Best Albums of 2022

Movies
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Good Morning America: Peter Travers The 10 Best Movies of 2022

Music
Ugly Season - Perfume Genius

Autostraddle: Julie Gentile Eight of the Best Queer Albums of 2022

Movies
Hit the Road - Panah Panahi

Paste The 50 Best Movies of 2022

Movies
The Balcony Movie - Paweł Łoziński

Clémence Polès Farhang Top Ten Films of 2022

Music
God Save the Animals - Alex G

Clémence Polès Farhang Top Ten Albums of 2022

Music
Renaissance - Beyoncé

Rolling Stone: Brittany Spanos Best Music of 2022

Movies
No Bears - Jafar Panahi

Financial Times: Danny Leigh Best Films of 2022

Books
The Employees - Olga Ravn

Wired The 12 Best Books of 2022

Music
I Walked With You A Ways - Plains

No Depression Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2022

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