Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers - Kendrick Lamar

BBC Radio 6 Music Albums of the Year 2022

Trust - Hernan Diaz

New York Times The 10 Best Books of 2022

Blue Rev - Alvvays

Exclaim 50 Best Albums of 2022

A Light for Attracting Attention - The Smile

Uproxx The Best Albums Of 2022

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You - Big Thief

Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2022

Liberation Day - George Saunders

Oprah Daily Our Favorite Books of 2022

King Cobra - Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals

Loud And Quiet Albums of the Year 2022

Natural Brown Prom Queen - Sudan Archives

Glide 20 Best Albums of 2022

The Rehearsal - Nathan Fielder

New Yorker: Inkoo Kang The Best TV Shows of 2022

Moonage Daydream - Brett Morgen

Economist The Best Films of 2022

Manorism - Yomi Sode

Financial Times: Maria Crawford Best Poetry of 2022

Path of Totality - Niina Pollari

New York Public Library Best Books of 2022

We Were Three

Economist The Best Podcasts of 2022

The Boy Named If - Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Ultimate Classic Rock Top 30 Rock Albums of 2022

The Book of Goose - Yiyun Li

Financial Times: Laura Battle Best Fiction of 2022

Impera - Ghost

Revolver 25 Best Albums of 2022

Bliss Montage - Ling Ma

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2022

Diaspora Problems - Soul Glo

Loudwire 50 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2022

Un Verano Sin Ti - Bad Bunny

Time The 10 Best Albums of 2022

The Invisible Kingdom - Meghan O’Rourke

Chicago Public Library Top 10 Books of 2022

Bad Sisters

The Mary Sue The Best TV Shows That Premiered in 2022

Please make me pretty, I don't want to die - Tawanda Mulalu

Washington Post: Troy Jollimore The 5 Best Poetry Collections of 2022

An Immense World - Ed Yong

Powell's Books Best Nonfiction of 2022

The Books of Jacob - Olga Tokarczuk

Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2022