Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

Highlights

Books
Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta - James Hannaham

Esquire The Best Books of 2022

Movies
Pacifiction - Albert Serra

Michael J. Anderson Ten Best Films of 2022

Podcasts
All There Is with Anderson Cooper

Variety The Best New Podcasts of 2022

Movies
Aftersun - Charlotte Wells

Observer: Mark Kermode 10 Best Films of 2022

Music
Renaissance - Beyoncé

Observer: Kitty Empire 10 Best Albums of 2022

Movies
Nope - Jordan Peele

Ty Burr Top 20 Films of 2022

TV Shows
Pachinko

Entertainment Weekly: Kristen Baldwin The 10 Best TV Shows of 2022

TV Shows
Better Call Saul

Entertainment Weekly: Darren Franich The 10 Best TV Shows of 2022

Movies
Top Gun: Maverick - Joseph Kosinski

Washington Post: Ann Hornaday The 10 Best Movies of 2022

Podcasts
Normal Gossip

Lifehacker: Lauren Passell The 13 Best New Podcasts of 2022

Movies
The Fabelmans - Steven Spielberg

ScreenCrush: Matt Singer The Best Movies of 2022

TV Shows
The Rehearsal - Nathan Fielder

ScreenCrush The Best TV Shows of 2022

Podcasts
Modern Love

Esquire The 30 Best Podcasts of 2022

Music
Renaissance - Beyoncé

Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim The Best Albums of 2022

Books
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

Atlantic The Best Books of 2022

TV Shows
The Bear

BuzzFeed Best TV Shows of 2022

Books
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English - Noor Naga

BuzzFeed The Best Books of 2022

Movies
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Mercury News: Randy Myers Top 10 Movies of 2022

Movies
The Eternal Daughter - Joanna Hogg

RogerEbert.com: Tomris Laffly Top Ten Films of 2022

Movies
Moonage Daydream - Brett Morgen

RogerEbert.com: Sheila O’Malley Top Ten Films of 2022

Movies
The Fabelmans - Steven Spielberg

Sarah Knight Adamson Top 10 Movies of 2022

Movies
Nope - Jordan Peele

RogerEbert.com: Peyton Robinson Top Ten Films of 2022

Movies
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

RogerEbert.com: Nell Minow Top Ten Films of 2022

Movies
The Banshees of Inisherin - Martin McDonagh

RogerEbert.com: Nandini Balial Top Ten Films of 2022

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