Year-End Lists

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

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Esquire The Best Movies of 2022

Tár - Todd Field

The Playlist The 25 Best Films Of 2022

Renaissance - Beyoncé

Craig Jenkins: New York The Best Albums of 2022

Tár - Todd Field

David Sims: Atlantic The 10 Best Films of 2022

Preacher's Daughter - Ethel Cain

Our Culture The 50 Best Albums of 2022

Reservation Dogs

Alan Sepinwall: Rolling Stone The 20 Best TV Shows of 2022

Aftersun - Charlotte Wells

Adam Nayman: The Ringer The Best Movies of 2022

Path of Totality - Niina Pollari

Elisa Gabbert: New York Times The Best Poetry of 2022

Amaryllis - Mary Halvorson

Nate Chinen: NPR Favorite Music of 2022

Darkness, Darkness, Burning Bright - Prelude - Gaëlle Rouard

Jordan Cronk The Ten Best Experimental Films of 2022

Our Missing Hearts - Celeste Ng

USA Today Best Books of 2022

It's Almost Dry - Pusha T

Consequence Top 50 Albums of 2022

Un Verano Sin Ti - Bad Bunny

Billboard Best Albums of 2022

Renaissance - Beyoncé

Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2022

The Banshees of Inisherin - Martin McDonagh

Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal The Best Films of 2022

Dead Eyes, "Tom"

Nicholas Quah: New York The Best Podcasts of 2022

Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield

Lit Hub Our 38 Favorite Books of 2022

Renaissance - Beyoncé

PopMatters The 80 Best Albums of 2022

Tár - Todd Field

Leah Greenblatt: Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Movies of 2022

Manhunt - Gretchen Felker-Martin

New York The Best Books of 2022

Renaissance - Beyoncé

The Ringer The 33 Best Albums of 2022

Blue Rev - Alvvays

Stereogum The 50 Best Albums Of 2022

Big Time - Angel Olsen

Bitter Southerner Best Southern Albums of 2022

In Love - Amy Bloom

Annabel Gutterman: Time The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2022