Year-End Lists

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

Highlights

TV Shows
The Rehearsal - Nathan Fielder

The Ringer The Best TV Shows of 2022

Movies
Benediction - Terence Davies

New Yorker: Richard Brody The Best Movies of 2022

Music
Preacher's Daughter - Ethel Cain

The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked

Music
Renaissance - Beyoncé

Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood The 20 Best Albums of 2022

TV Shows
Our Flag Means Death

Los Angeles Times: Lorraine Ali The 10 Best TV Shows of 2022

TV Shows
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special - Norm MacDonald and Jeff Tomsic

Los Angeles Times: Robert Lloyd The 14 Best TV Shows of 2022

Books
Strangers to Ourselves - Rachel Aviv

Los Angeles Times: Jessica Ferri The 5 Best Books of 2022

Books
The Bald Eagle - Jack E. Davis

Los Angeles Times: Mary Ann Gwinn The 5 Best Nonfiction Books of 2022

Books
All This Could Be Different - Sarah Thankam Mathews

Los Angeles Times: Bethanne Patrick The 5 Best Fiction Books of 2022

Books
Very Cold People - Sarah Manguso

Los Angeles Times: Mark Athitakis The 5 Best Novels of 2022

TV Shows

Complex The Top TV Series of 2022

Movies
Forever Young - Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Les Inrocks: Marilou Duponchel Top 10 Films of 2022

Movies
Top Gun: Maverick - Joseph Kosinski

Les Inrocks: Murielle Joudet Top 8 Films of 2022

Movies
The Souvenir Part II - Joanna Hogg

Les Inrocks: Emily Barnett Top 10 Films of 2022

Movies
Pacifiction - Albert Serra

Les Inrocks Our Top Films of 2022

Music
Motomami - Rosalía

Les Inrocks Top 25 Albums of 2022

Books
Ducks - Kate Beaton

Shelf Awareness 2022 Best Books of the Year

Movies
The Fabelmans - Steven Spielberg

Time: Stephanie Zacharek The 10 Best Movies of 2022

Movies
Hit the Road - Panah Panahi

Rolling Stone: David Fear 22 Best Movies of 2022

Music
The New Faith - Jake Blount

Folk Alley Best Albums of 2022

Books
All This Could Be Different - Sarah Thankam Mathews

Slate: Dan Kois The 10 Best Books of 2022

Books
Trust - Hernan Diaz

Slate: Laura Miller The 10 Best Books of 2022

Music
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers - Kendrick Lamar

Complex 50 Best Albums of 2022

Movies
Pacifiction - Albert Serra

Cahiers du Cinéma Top Ten Films of 2022

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