Year-End Lists

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

2022
Aftersun - Charlotte Wells

The Ringer: Adam Nayman: The Best Movies of 2022

Path of Totality - Niina Pollari

New York Times: Elisa Gabbert: The Best Poetry of 2022

Motomami - Rosalía

NPR Music: Nate Chinen: Favorite Music of 2022

Darkness, Darkness, Burning Bright - Prelude - Gaëlle Rouard

Jordan Cronk: The Ten Best Experimental Films of 2022

The Revolutionary - Stacy Schiff

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

Dead Eyes, "Tom"

Vulture: Nicholas Quah: The Best Podcasts of 2022

Diary of a Void - Emi Yagi

Lit Hub: Our 38 Favorite Books of 2022

Renaissance - Beyoncé

PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2022

Tár - Todd Field

Entertainment Weekly: Leah Greenblatt: The 10 Best Movies of 2022

Manhunt - Gretchen Felker-Martin

Vulture: 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

Time: Annabel Gutterman: The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2022

¡Ay! - Lucrecia Dalt

The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2022

Nope - Jordan Peele

New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2022

EO - Jerzy Skolimowski

New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2022

Outsiders - Anna Tivel

NPR Music: Ann Powers: Top 20 Albums Of 2022

My Phantoms - Gwendoline Riley

Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli: The 10 Best Books of 2022

The Northman - Robert Eggers

The Independent: Clarisse Loughrey: The Best Films of 2022

Reservation Dogs

Vulture: Kathryn VanArendonk: The Best TV of 2022

Andor

Vulture: Roxana Hadadi: The Best TV of 2022

Severance

Vulture: Jen Chaney: The Best TV of 2022

Andor

Polygon: The Best TV Shows of 2022

The Rehearsal - Nathan Fielder

The Ringer: The Best TV Shows of 2022

Benediction - Terence Davies

New Yorker: Richard Brody: The Best Movies of 2022

Preacher's Daughter - Ethel Cain

The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2022 Ranked

Renaissance - Beyoncé

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

Abbott Elementary

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

Pachinko

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

The Longcut - Emily Hall

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

The Bald Eagle - Jack E. Davis

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

If I Survive You - Jonathan Escoffery

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

The Furrows - Namwali Serpell

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

Complex: The Top TV Series of 2022

Forever Young - Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Les Inrocks: Marilou Duponchel: Top 10 Films of 2022

Top Gun: Maverick - Joseph Kosinski

Les Inrocks: Murielle Joudet: Top 8 Films of 2022

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Les Inrocks: Emily Barnett: Top 10 Films of 2022

Pacifiction - Albert Serra

Les Inrocks: Our Top Films of 2022

Motomami - Rosalía

Les Inrocks: Top 25 Albums of 2022

The Fabelmans - Steven Spielberg

Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2022

Hit the Road - Panah Panahi

Rolling Stone: David Fear: 22 Best Movies of 2022

The New Faith - Jake Blount

Folk Alley: Best Albums of 2022

There Are No Accidents - Jessie Singer

Slate: Dan Kois: The 10 Best Books of 2022

The Candy House - Jennifer Egan

Slate: Laura Miller: The 10 Best Books of 2022