Year-End Lists

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

2022
Tár - Todd Field

The Best Films of 2022 Variety: Owen Gleiberman

Renaissance - Beyoncé

The 10 Best Albums of 2022 Entertainment Weekly

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2022 Time: Annabel Gutterman

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You - Big Thief

The 50 Best Albums of 2022 Slant

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

The Best Movies of 2022 Esquire

Tár - Todd Field

The 25 Best Films Of 2022 The Playlist

Renaissance - Beyoncé

The Best Albums of 2022 Vulture: Craig Jenkins

Tár - Todd Field

The 10 Best Films of 2022 Atlantic: David Sims

Preacher's Daughter - Ethel Cain

The 50 Best Albums of 2022 Our Culture

Reservation Dogs

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

Aftersun - Charlotte Wells

The Best Movies of 2022 The Ringer: Adam Nayman

Path of Totality - Niina Pollari

The Best Poetry of 2022 New York Times: Elisa Gabbert

Motomami - Rosalía

Favorite Music of 2022 NPR Music: Nate Chinen

Darkness, Darkness, Burning Bright - Prelude - Gaëlle Rouard

The Ten Best Experimental Films of 2022 Jordan Cronk

Liberation Day - George Saunders

Best Books of 2022 USA Today

It's Almost Dry - Pusha T

Top 50 Albums of 2022 Consequence

Un Verano Sin Ti - Bad Bunny

Best Albums of 2022 Billboard

Renaissance - Beyoncé

The 50 Best Albums of 2022 Pitchfork

The Banshees of Inisherin - Martin McDonagh

The Best Films of 2022 Wall Street Journal: Kyle Smith

Dead Eyes, "Tom"

The Best Podcasts of 2022 Vulture: Nicholas Quah

The Rabbit Hutch - Tess Gunty

Our 38 Favorite Books of 2022 Lit Hub

Renaissance - Beyoncé

The 80 Best Albums of 2022 PopMatters

Tár - Todd Field

The 10 Best Movies of 2022 Entertainment Weekly: Leah Greenblatt

Manhunt - Gretchen Felker-Martin

The Best Books of 2022 Vulture