Year-End Lists

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

The Banshees of Inisherin - Martin McDonagh

AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Films of 2022

Aftersun - Charlotte Wells

AP: Jake Coyle: Best Films of 2022

I'm Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy

Entertainment Weekly: The Best Books of 2022

Please Have a Seat - Nnamdï

Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2022

Stumpwork - Dry Cleaning

Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2022

Moonage Daydream - Brett Morgen

Polygon: Noel Murray: The 10 Best Documentaries of 2022

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You - Big Thief

NPR Music: Raina Douris: Favorite Music of 2022

Midnights - Taylor Swift

Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2022

Motomami - Rosalía

Variety: Jem Aswad: The Best Albums of 2022

Tár - Todd Field

Slate: Dana Stevens: The 10 Best Movies of 2022

Bad Sisters

Boston Globe: Matthew Gilbert: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2022

Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver

Library Journal: Best Literary Fiction of 2022

The Hurting Kind - Ada Limón

Library Journal: Best Poetry of 2022

Boat Songs - MJ Lenderman

Uproxx: Steven Hyden: Favorite Albums of 2022

Athena - Romain Gavras

Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: The Best Movies of 2022

No Bears - Jafar Panahi

Vulture: Alison Willmore: The Best Movies of 2022

Euphoria

Variety: Daniel D’Addario: The Best TV Shows of 2022

Reservation Dogs

Variety: Caroline Framke: The Best TV Shows of 2022

The Bear

BBC Culture: The 21 Best TV Shows of 2022

The Fabelmans - Steven Spielberg

Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2022

I Don't Know Who Needs To Hear This... - Tomberlin

NPR Music: Bob Boilen: Favorite Music of 2022

Caprisongs - FKA twigs

NPR Music: Sheldon Pearce: Top 20 Albums of 2022

Slant: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2022

Aftersun - Charlotte Wells

Boston Globe: Odie Henderson: 10 Best Movies of 2022

The Car - Arctic Monkeys

NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

Pivot

New York Times: Reggie Ugwu: Best Podcasts of 2022

Amaryllis - Mary Halvorson

Slate: Carl Wilson: The Best Albums of 2022

RRR - S.S. Rajamouli

Polygon: Matt Patches: The Best Movies of 2022

Everything Everywhere All at Once - Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Polygon: Tasha Robinson: The Best Movies of 2022

The Bear

Globe and Mail: John Doyle: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2022

Top Gun: Maverick - Joseph Kosinski

Globe and Mail: Barry Hertz: The 10 Best Films of 2022

Versions of Modern Performance - Horsegirl

Josh Terry: The 60 Best Albums of 2022

RRR - S.S. Rajamouli

Polygon: The Best Movies of 2022

Renaissance - Beyoncé

The Skinny: Top Ten Albums of 2022

Aftersun - Charlotte Wells

The Skinny: Films of 2022

Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield

The Skinny: Books of 2022

Tár - Todd Field

Variety: Peter Debruge: The Best Films of 2022

Tár - Todd Field

Variety: Owen Gleiberman: The Best Films of 2022

Renaissance - Beyoncé

Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2022

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

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

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You - Big Thief

Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

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

Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2022

Tár - Todd Field

Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2022

Preacher's Daughter - Ethel Cain

Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2022

Reservation Dogs

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

Aftersun - Charlotte Wells

The Ringer: Adam Nayman: The Best Movies of 2022