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2022 In Lists

Published 12/31/2022

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The thing about a year is that it must have LISTS! And these, therefore, are them.

Previous years: 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2017 - 2016 Podcasts - 2016 Albums

Top 10 TV Or Internet Shows I Watched In 2022 (that weren’t all from 2022)

  • 10) House Of The Dragon (HBO Max)*
  • 9) The Bear (Hulu)*
  • 8) Evan And Katelyn (Youtube)
  • 7) Jim Lill (Youtube)
  • 6) The Sandman (Netflix)
  • 5) Foureyes Furniture (Youtube)
  • 4) Top Of The Lake (Sundance, Hulu)
  • 3) the first three seasons of Cheers (CBS, Hulu)
  • 2) the first three seasons of The Sopranos (HBO, HBO Max)
  • 1) the first six seasons of The West Wing (NBC, HBO Max)

*Did not finish! Because spoiler, didn’t actually finish much new TV this year!

Every Book I Read In 2022 (unranked)

https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2022/67269378

Top 10 Books I Read In 2022 (that weren't all from 2022)

  • 10) Minor Detail - Adania Shibli
  • 9) The Murder On The Links - Agatha Christie
  • 8) Luster - Raven Leilani
  • 7) The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie
  • 6) Go Ahead In The Rain - Hanif Abdurraqib
  • 5) Dracula - Bram Stoker*
  • 4) The Sympathizer - Viet Thanh Nguyen
  • 3) The Master And Margarita - Mikahil Bulgakov
  • 2) Arcadia - Tom Stoppard*
  • 1) The White Album - Joan Didion

*Re-read

Top 10 Honorable Mention Albums Of 2022

The Loneliest Time - Carly Rae Jepsen; Sometimes, Forever - Soccer Mommy; Are We Gonna Be Alright? - Fickle Friends; MUNA - MUNA; Anaïs Mitchell - Anaïs Mitchell; Emotional Creature - Beach Bunny; Save The Baby - Enumclaw; Laurel Hell - Mitski; - WILLOW; Hold The Girl - Rina Sawayama

Top 10 Songs Of 2022

One per artist!

  • 10) Chaise Longue - Wet Leg
  • 9) Home By Now - MUNA
  • 8) Talk That Talk - Twice
  • 7) The Only Heartbreaker - Mitski
  • 6) Quicksand - Hatchie
  • 5) Old Friends Like Lost Teeth - The Wonder Years
  • 4) Wretched - Bartees Strange
  • 3) Anti-Hero - Taylor Swift
  • 2) Pink Venom - Blackpink
  • 1) American Teenager - Ethel Cain

Top 9 Concerts I Went To In 2022

  • 9) Soccer Mommy - Franklin Music Hall (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 8) Carly Rae Jepsen - The Met (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 7) Mitski/The Weather Station - Bold Point Park (Providence, RI)
  • 6) Bartees Strange - The Foundry (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 5) Rina Sawayama - The Fillmore (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 4) The Weather Station - World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 3) Pet Symmetry - First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 2) The Wonder Years/Spanish Love Songs/Origami Angel - Concord Music Hall (Chicago, IL)
  • 1) Blackpink - Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)

Top 8 Songs on Blackpink’s “Born Pink”

  • 8) The Happiest Girl
  • 7) Tally
  • 6) Ready For Love
  • 5) Typa Girl
  • 4) Hard To Love
  • 3) Shut Down
  • 2) Yeah Yeah Yeah
  • 1) Pink Venom

Top 2 Blackpink Albums

  • 2) The Album (2020)
  • 1) Born Pink (2022)

Top 20 Songs On Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” (the 3am edition)

  • 20) Vigilante Shit
  • 19) Bejeweled
  • 18) Glitch
  • 17) Dear Reader
  • 16) Sweet Nothing
  • 15) Question…?
  • 14) High Infidelity
  • 13) Paris
  • 12) You’re On Your Own, Kid
  • 11) Labyrinth
  • 10) The Great War
  • 9) Bigger Than The Whole Sky
  • 8) Lavender Haze
  • 7) Maroon
  • 6) Snow On The Beach
  • 5) Midnight Rain
  • 4) Karma
  • 3) Mastermind
  • 2) Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve
  • 1) Anti-Hero

Top 10 Taylor Swift Albums

  • 10) Lover (2019)
  • 9) Midnights (2022)
  • 8) Self-titled (2006)
  • 7) Fearless (2008)
  • 6) Speak Now (2010)
  • 5) folklore (2020)
  • 4) reputation (2017)
  • 3) 1989 (2014)
  • 2) evermore (2020)
  • 1) Red (2012)

Top 10 Albums Of 2022

  • 10) Preacher’s Daughter - Ethel Cain
  • 9) Wet Leg - Wet Leg
  • 8) Giving The World Away - Hatchie
  • 7) Surrender - Maggie Rogers
  • 6) Expert In A Dying Field - The Beths
  • 5) Midnights - Taylor Swift
  • 4) Born Pink - Blackpink
  • 3) MOTOMAMI - Rosalía
  • 2) The Hum Goes On Forever - The Wonder Years
  • 1) Farm To Table - Bartees Strange

Top 10 Honorable Mention Restaurants Or Bars I Went To In 2022

Spice Finch (Philadelphia, PA); Aki Nom Nom (Philadelphia, PA); Spicy Moon (New York City, NY); Il Cantuccio (Nerano, Italy); La Capannina (Capri, Italy); Volvér (Philadelphia, PA); Lokal (Berlin, Germany); otto (Berlin, Germany); Suraya (Philadelphia, PA); Pizza Shackamaxon (Philadelphia, PA)

Top 10 Restaurants Or Bars I Went To In 2022

  • 10) Kensington Quarters (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 9) The Backdoor (Seattle, WA)
  • 8) Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 7) Barbuzzo (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 6) Monk’s Cafe (Philadelphia, PA)
  • 5) Haisous (Chicago, IL)
  • 4) Glass Hostaria (Rome, Italy)
  • 3) Three Dots And A Dash (Chicago, IL)
  • 2) Ella Elli (Chicago, IL)
  • 1) The Girl And The Goat (Chicago, IL)

Top 10 New (Or New To Me) Podcasts Of 2022

  • 10) Downstream
  • 9) Tape Notes
  • 8) The Vinepair Podcast
  • 7) Sharp Tech
  • 6) Cartoon Avatars
  • 5) Odd Lots
  • 4) The Town
  • 3) The Vergecast
  • 2) Crypto Island
  • 1) Dead Cat

Top 10 Podcasts Of 2022

  • 10) The Big Picture
  • 9) The Content Mines
  • 8) Reconcilable Differences
  • 7) NYT Popcast
  • 6) Holy Swift
  • 5) Lovett Or Leave It
  • 4) Accidental Tech Podcast
  • 3) Fighting In The War Room
  • 2) Doughboys
  • 1) Blank Check

Top 10 Honorable Mention Movies Of 2022

The Banshees Of Inishirin; Avatar: The Way Of Water; RRR; Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio; Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers; The Batman; The Northman; Kimi; Bodies Bodies Bodies; Scream

Top 5 Movies Not From 2022 That I Saw For The First Time In 2022

  • 5) The Tragedy Of Macbeth (2021)
  • 4) Beginners
  • 3) West Side Story (2021)
  • 2) Perfect Blue
  • 1) The Royal Tenenbaums

Top 5 Movies Not From 2022 That I Rewatched In 2022

  • 5) Margin Call
  • 4) Happy Death Day
  • 3) Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
  • 2) Beauty And The Beast
  • 1) Princess Mononoke

Every 2022 Movie I Saw, Ranked

https://letterboxd.com/andrewthewhip/list/2022-ranked/

Top 10 2022 Movies I Didn't See But Want To

  • 10) Stars At Noon
  • 9) Triangle Of Sadness
  • 8) Armageddon Time
  • 7) Emily The Criminal
  • 6) Dual
  • 5) Aftersun
  • 4) Women Talking
  • 3) Bones And All
  • 2) Return To Seoul
  • 1) The Menu

Top 10 Movies Of 2022

  • 10) Cha Cha Real Smooth
  • 9) Everything Everywhere All At Once
  • 8) Nope
  • 7) The Fabelmans
  • 6) After Yang
  • 5) Decision To Leave
  • 4) Pearl
  • 3) Babylon
  • 2) TÁR
  • 1) The Worst Person In The World